Question

The South tried to justify
the by arguing that keeping slavery was a matter of states' rights, but the South also favored
, which took away Northern States' rights to protect enslaved people who had escaped to the North.

Answer 1

The South was against northern efforts to end slavery by arguing that it was an issue of state rights but justified the Fugitive Slave Act.

What was the Fugitive Slave Act?

• Was a federal law passed by Congress.
• Allowed southern slave owners to cross into Northern states where slavery was illegal, and capture runaway enslaved people.

The South supported this Act even though it clearly violated the rights of states to protect people within their jurisdiction.

In conclusion, the South supported the Fugitive Slaver Act.

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