The passage of the Fugitive Slave Act
A) upset southerners as much as northerners, but was readily accepted by northerners in the spirit of compromise.
B) intensified the debate over slavery.
C) was readily accepted by northerners in the spirit of compromise.
D) None of these answers is correct.
E) upset southerners as much as northerners.

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The passage of the Fugitive Slave Act intensified the debate over slavery, rather than settling it as a compromise. The Act mandated the return of runaway slaves and imposed heavy penalties on those who aided them, which outraged many northerners who opposed slavery. It also further entrenched the institution of slavery in the South, leading to increased tensions between the North and South.

The Passage of the Fugitive Slave Act