Explain the impact of the 1850 Fugitive Slave Act
Please provide the best answer for the statement.
Answer: The ideal response should:
a. Discuss the conflict between state and federal authority represented by the act.
b. Note that the act resulted in increased activity by both slaveholders and abolitionists.
c. Specifically consider the impact of the act on the Underground Railroad.
d. Reference the Anthony Burns case and Massachusetts’s attempt to nullify the act.
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