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Which of the following was a result of the Fugitive Slave Act? Abolitionists encouraged resistance to the law; some even advocated for violence. White Southerners were satisfied with northern suppor... t for the law. Southerners blamed the North for attempting to limit where slavery could flourish. Some states that were required to provide the funds to pay slave catchers refused to do so. Many thought that, by ending the United States's participation in the international slave trade, slavery would gradually diminish. Why did slavery nonetheless continue to flourish in the South? As slavery diminished in the North, slaveowners flooded the South with slaves they hoped to sell while they still could. Members of the Cherokee Nation who were exempt from U.S. law continued to import and sell slaves on their land. Southern states nullified the federal laws against the international slave trade and continued to import slaves. Slaves in the U.S. had comparatively high birth rates and low mortality rates, leading to natural increase. What did Frederick Douglass mean when he spoke the following words? "This is our golden opportunity. Let us accept it, and forever wipe out the dark reproaches unsparingly hurled against us by our enemies." Volunteering in the military would encourage Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation. The military would teach African Americans valuable skills they could use for self-improvement. By fighting in the Union army, African Americans could prove themselves equal to white Americans. African Americans deserved an opportunity to gain retribution from slave owners. Which statement best reflects the approach of abolitionists to ending slavery? "We support a gradual approach to the end of slavery, like that which has occurred in the northern states." "We appeal to the conscience of all Americans to protect the country’s soul by ending slavery." "Relocating African Americans is the most appropriate way to end slavery in America." "Slavery must be contained in the South and not allowed into the Western territories." Which of the following officially ended the Civil War? The surrenders of Lee and Johnston [Show More]

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