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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