Why did the fugitive slave act prove to be the most controversial part of the compromise of 1850?

The new law denied people accused of being runaways of fundamental rights.

→ The new Fugitive Slave Act placed the responsibility to determine the status of alleged fugitives in the hands of federal court officials but denied those accused of being runaways any opportunity to defend themselves from the charges.

an economic reason that the south needed a reconstruction plan is that plantations, factories, and other businesses were destroyed during the war.