In the northern states, the Fugitive Slave Law was resisted in all the following ways EXCEPT
A) action by "border ruffians" who harassed slave catchers arriving from southern plantations.
B) organization of vigilance committees to protect free African Americans.
C) passage of personal liberty laws that kept state officials from cooperating with federal officials.
D) operation of the underground railroad to give sanctuary to runaway slaves.
A
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