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Why do you believe that northerners were outraged by the Fugitive slave act!? Www@QuestionHome@Com


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Their main complaint was the fact that southern law enforcement officers could enter northern states and recapture/arrest fugitive slaves without the benefit of local warrants, and that anyone in those northern states found to be assisting fugitive slaves could also be arrested and prosecuted by these southern law officers!. In addition, of course, to those who simply saw slavery as an evil practice!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

This discourages Slaves to escape and is Northerners that aid the Slaves are punishedWww@QuestionHome@Com