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What was a controversial part of the 1850 Compromise that Fillmore supported?

  • The Fugitive Slave Act

  • The Emancipation Proclamation

  • The Kansas-Nebraska Act

  • The Missouri Compromise

Answer

The Fugitive Slave Act, which expedited the return of escaped slaves to those who claimed ownership, was a controversial part of the 1850 Compromise that Fillmore felt duty-bound to enforce.
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