Question

How did the Fugitive Slave Act lead to the Civil War?

Answer 1

Following increased pressure from Southern politicians, Congress passed a revised Fugitive Slave Act in 1850. Part of Henry Clay's famed Compromise of 1850—a group of bills that helped quiet early calls for Southern secession—this new law forcibly compelled citizens to assist in the capture of runaways.

Answer 2

It led to the civil war because even if slaves escaped their state they were still a slave regardless of what state they ran to,so people got more mad cause it still generated slavery.