How did the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850 strengthen previous laws?
A) The law required only lawmakers to help capture suspected runaways.
B) They law would punish (by fines or imprisonment) ordinary citizens who failed to help capture runaways.
C) Southerners were personally responsible for recapturing their slaves.
D) It actually weakened previous laws, due to abolitionist outcry.
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