Which of the following was a consequence of the case of Anthony Burns?

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The Anthony Burns case was a highly publicized incident in which a slave who had escaped to Boston was captured and returned to his owner under the Fugitive Slave Act. The case intensified anti-slavery sentiment in the North and increased fear that the South's political power would be used to expand slavery into new territories. As a result, many northerners became more suspicious of the "Slave Power" and more determined to oppose the spread of slavery.

Which of the Following Was a Consequence of the Case