What was the “Christiana Riot”? A) a response to the personal liberties laws B) one example of the successful enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Act C) one example of a group of free blacks who mobilized to protect fugitive slaves D) the response of northern whites to the Fugitive Slave Act Please help, which of these are true...
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One member of the posse, landowner Edward Gorsuch, was killed and two others wounded during the fight. In the aftermath of the so-called Christiana Riot, 37 African Americans and one white man were arrested and charged with treason under the provisions of the Fugitive Slave Law. Most were acquitted.
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