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What effect did the new fugitive slave laws have on many whites in the North?
 
  A) Whites were overjoyed to have the blacks removed from their territory.
  B) Whites generally paid little attention to any issue involving blacks.
  C) Whites were horrified as they personally witnessed scenes of slaves being recaptured.
  D) Whites in the North renounced racism and began to immediately work for black voting rights.

Question 2

What does the story of Shadrach Minkins tell us about the Fugitive Slave Act?
 
  A) Abolitionists were prepared to break the laws to help slaves.
  B) Whites in the North were just as racist as whites in the South.
  C) Black churches were very important in helping slaves escape to freedom.
  D) Abolitionists sometimes let slaves be returned to slavery.



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: C

Answer to Question 2

Answer: A



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