QUESTION: How did the Fugitive Slave act affect the United States?
A= It further divided the Northern and Southern states.
B= It made it easier for slaves to escape to freedom.
C=It helped ease tension between the northern and southern states.
D= It did not affect the country very much.
A. It further divided the Northern and Southern states.
Explanation:
In the text it says,
"People in the south believed the law would force northerners to recognize the rights of southerners. Instead enforcement of the law convinced more people in the north of the evils of slavery."
This separates the Northern and Southern states even more.
