Which provision in the table provoked the strongest Northern outrage and helped drive the rise of antislavery sentiment?
- A
California's admission as a free state
- B
The Texas boundary settlement
- C
Ending the slave trade in Washington, D.C.
- Dcheck_circle
The Fugitive Slave Act, which required Northerners to assist in capturing escaped enslaved people
Explanation
The Fugitive Slave Act forced Northerners into complicity with slavery and inspired works like Uncle Tom's Cabin, sharply intensifying antislavery feeling.