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What happened to the Underground Railroad after the Fugitive Slave Act was passed?

It grew and became busier.

How did the Fugitive Slave Act affect the Underground Railroad?

It prompted an expansion of its operations.

How did the Fugitive Slave Act affect the legal systems of free states of the North?

It prompted the creation of new personal liberty laws.

Which of the following best describes the reaction of Northerners to the Fugitive Slave Act?

Many were displeased, which increased tensions over slavery.

How did abolitionists respond to the capture of Shadrach Minkins?

They sent him to Canada on the Underground Railroad.

After John Brown was tried, convicted, and hanged, many Northerners

considered him a hero of the antislavery cause.

After John Brown was tried, convicted, and hanged, most Northerners

considered him a hero.

Who led a raid on the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia, in 1859?

john brown

Why did John Brown lead the raid on the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia in 1859?

to inspire an armed uprising of enslaved African Americans

After the passage of the Fugitive Slave Act, many free African Americans

were enslaved in the South.