? Qlevel 1 Qlevel 2 Qlevel 3 Why was the law put into effect? How was the North affected by the Act? Did the law have more success than hassle? Slaves were escaping from southern owners into the free states of the North. The law eventually added to the North's intolerance of slavery, which led to the Civil War that ultimately abolished it. A A A Northern abolitionists defied the act, even breaking the law in order to aid their cause. THE CAUSES & EFFECTS OF 1*
Fugitive Slave Law One-Pager (Visual & Summary)
? Qlevel 1 Qlevel 2 Qlevel 3 Why was the law put into effect? How was the North affected by the Act? Did the law have more success than hassle? Slaves were escaping from southern owners into the free states of the North. The law eventually added to the North's intolerance of slavery, which led to the Civil War that ultimately abolished it. A A A Northern abolitionists defied the act, even breaking the law in order to aid their cause. THE CAUSES & EFFECTS OF 1*
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