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How did the fugitive slave issue and the wilmot proviso pull the nation apart?

Fugitive slave issue:


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The Fugitive Slave Act was one of the most contentious pieces of legislation in the US since it force northerners to return escaped slaves to their masters, which the north hated. The Wilmot Proviso made the south mad because it would have banned slavery in new states.