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How did some northern communities react to fugitive slave laws prior to 1850?
 
  A) They tried to comply with the laws entirely to avoid southern state prosecution.
  B) They passed personal liberty laws making it illegal for police to capture runaways.
  C) They declared the laws null and void under the Constitution.
  D) They decided to fire on Fort Sumter, starting the Civil War.

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How did African-American antislavery advocates respond to the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850?
 
  A) They demanded that their supporters disobey the law or resort to violence.
  B) They realized they had to accept the law or face additional violence.
  C) They immediately began a mass migration to Canada.
  D) They disbanded their antislavery organizations.


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Reply #1 on: Aug 9, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: B

Answer to Question 2

Answer: A


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Reply 2 on: Aug 9, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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