How did the fugitive slave act affect the rights of free african americans in the north

Answer: It required them to work for lower wages. It limited their freedom of speech. It prevented them from traveling to Canada. It stripped them of their right to trial by jury.

The Fugitive Slave Law had many features which seemed to violate the liberties of free white northerners. It allowed the federal government to deputize citizens, even against their will, and force them to take part in posses or other groups to seize fugitive slaves.