All of the following were results of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 EXCEPT
A) many people were drawn into the antislavery movement.
B) Northerners who aided slaves in escaping faced heavy fines and jail sentences.
C) federal commissioners handling the cases of runaways received twice as much in a bonus if the slave was returned.
D) Northerners protested the capture of individual runaway slaves.
E) the Underground Railroad scaled back its efforts.

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The Underground Railroad did not scale back its efforts; in fact, it became more active as abolitionists sought to help more enslaved people escape to freedom in response to the Fugitive Slave Act.

All of the Following Were Results of the Fugitive Slave