What effect did the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850 have? a. It stopped the Underground Railroad and prevented slaves from escaping. b. Northerners resented having to assist with the capture of fugitive slaves. c. It made fugitive slaves a state issue instead of a federal one. d. It gave the slave states a majority in both houses of Congress.

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30. What effect did the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850 have?
a. It stopped the Underground Railroad and prevented slaves from escaping.
b. Northerners resented having to assist with the capture of fugitive slaves.
c. It made fugitive slaves a state issue instead of a federal one.
d. It gave the slave states a majority in both houses of Congress.

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