After the passage of the the Fugitive Slave Act, why did fugitives from slavery try to reach Canada? A:A. to live in a country in which they had the right to voteB:B. to have access to better economic opportunitiesC:C. to avoid being captured and returned to slaveryD:D. to ensure they could remain with family members
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After the passage of the the Fugitive Slave Act, why did fugitives from slavery try to reach Canada? A:A. to live in a country in which they had the right to voteB:B. to have access to better economic opportunitiesC:C. to avoid being captured and returned to slaveryD:D. to ensure they could remain with family members
Solution
C: to avoid being captured and returned to slavery
After the passage of the Fugitive Slave Act in the United States, the law required that all escaped slaves were to be returned to their masters and that officials and citizens of free states had to cooperate in this law. This made the U.S. a dangerous place for escaped slaves because they could be captured and returned to slavery at any time. Canada, however, did not have a similar law, making it a safe haven for escaped slaves. Therefore, many fugitives from slavery tried to reach Canada to avoid being captured and returned to slavery.
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