How did Northerners oppose the Fugitive Slave Act? They passed personal liberty laws in some states. They granted enslaved people a trial by jury. They granted all escaped fugitives their freedom. They became members of the Free Soil Party.

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Northerners opposed the Fugitive Slave Act by passing personal liberty laws in some states. These laws were designed to counteract the provisions of the Fugitive Slave Act by providing certain legal protections for escaped slaves, such as the right to a jury trial. The personal liberty laws aimed to resist the enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Act and protect the rights of individuals who had escaped slavery.

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