Question 9(Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)
(01.02 LC)

Which group was most enraged by the Fugitive Slave Act?

Democrats
Slaveholders
Abolitionists
Secessionists

Respuesta :

Answer: Abolitionists

Explanation: This law required that fugitive slaves seeking freedom be captured and sent back to their masters as part of a compromise in Congress (this angered Abolitionists, who believed escaped slaves deserved freedom).

Abolitionists were most enraged