Question

Why was the Fugitive Slave Act so controversial?

A It required all Americans to return runaway slaves to their owners, and free states opposed this law.

B It required all runaway slaves to be hung, and most people in free and slaveholder states were against this form of punishment.

C Fugitive slaves who were caught were sent back to Africa, and Southern states disagreed with this practice.

D Fugitive slaves were required to work twice as long before they could be freed, and northern states opposed this rule.