How did the Fugitive Slave Act influence the writing of Uncle Tom's Cabin?

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Elsie Foster

4 April, 23:35

How did the Fugitive Slave Act influence the writing of Uncle Tom's Cabin?

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Jonah Castro · Answer 1

It influenced the writing of Uncle Tom's Cabin is a deliberate and carefully written anti-slavery argument. The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 was made to aid and assist runaway slaves, which was a crime in free states.