The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 actually forwarded the abolitionist's cause-in spite of the fact that it required slaves to be returned to the South-because:

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The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 generated so much negative publicity when it was actually enforced that it significantly strengthened the abolitionist cause. It represented a concession to the South in the Compromise of 1850, in which California entered the Union as a free state. The South had been repeatedly frustrated by the North's refusal to return runaway slaves and the tacit support of the Underground Railroad. However, pushing the North on this point ultimately damaged the Southern cause.

The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 Actually Forwarded the Abolitionist's