And Black people were at the Heart of it, 1846-1860

In Chapter 10, the article, and the video assigned, students were given information concerning issues from the
15 years prior to the outbreak of the American Civil War. Many events took place that made the outbreak of
war inevitable. With this in mind, how did the Fugitive Slave Act and the Compromise of 1850 affect white
people of the both the North and South? How and why did they approach the divisive issues differently? Be
specific, and give examples