The actions of the "small ruling clique" as described by franklin in the above excerpt were purposefully designed to
(a) support the rise of a black middle class against a white middle class
(b) weaken northern commitment to reconstruction plans of radical republicans
(c) evade the 15 th amendment to the constitution
(d) support social darwinian ideology

Plz which of the following statements about the fugitive slave act of 1850 is not accurate? a. marshals you refuse to arrest a suspected fugitive could be find $1000. b. slave owners had to present evidence an african-american in the north was a fugitive slave. c. any person who provided food or shelter to a fugitive slave could be find $1000 and placed in jail for six months. d. it required of federal marshals to arrest any african-american suspected of being a runaway slave.