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The 16 pages that link to Fugitive Slave Act of 1850, each with the reason it gives.

• Slavery in the United StatesRelated: It extended slaveholders’ power into free states and punished resistance.

• Abolitionism in the United StatesCompared with: Its demands for cooperation provoked resistance among abolitionists and antislavery communities.

• Kansas–Nebraska ActRelated: Like the Kansas–Nebraska Act, it intensified national conflict over slavery in the 1850s.

• Thirteenth Amendment to the United States ConstitutionCompared with: Its enforcement stands in sharp contrast to the amendment’s national abolition.

• Compromise of 1850Broader topic: It was the compromise’s strongest concession to slaveholding interests and prompted intense northern resistance.

• Harriet TubmanCompared with: The law made northern refuge less secure and pushed Tubman’s routes toward Canada.

• Underground RailroadCompared with: The law raised the risks of helping freedom seekers, especially in free states.

• Harriet Beecher StoweRelated: The law’s enforcement helped spur Stowe to write her antislavery novel.

• Uncle Tom’s CabinRelated: The law helped prompt Stowe to write against slavery’s reach into free states.

• Oberlin CollegeCompared with: The law directly opposed the antislavery convictions that animated Oberlin activism.

• Millard FillmoreBroader topic: Its enforcement under Fillmore provoked fierce opposition and damaged his standing in the North.

• William H. SewardRelated: Seward opposed the act, sharpening his national profile as an antislavery politician.

• California statehoodCompared with: It was enacted in the same compromise package as California’s admission and intensified opposition in the North.

• Daniel WebsterRelated: Webster supported the law as part of the compromise, drawing fierce criticism from antislavery constituents.

• Harriet JacobsRelated: The law shaped the danger Jacobs faced while living in the North.

• DrapetomaniaRelated: The law intensified the danger faced by people whose escape Cartwright pathologized.