Included as part of the Compromise of 1850, the Fugitive Slave Act a. greatly decreased support for the abolition movement.

b. encouraged people to assist runaway slaves.

c. allowed states to decide whether to be free or slave states.

d. made it a crime to assist runaway slaves.

explanation: we can only guess at how our actions may be perceived in the future. doing something really big like killing lots of people, saving lots of people, affecting the lives of lots of people is a sure fire way of being remembered in historical records. we can also make a difference in the history records by being a small influence on something bigger, whether that is as a civil servant, scientist or artist.

of course you could argue that we all affect history just as tiny cogs in a   bigger machine.

if you mean how do people influence our opinions of things which have already happened, then simply by writing a book which looks at things form a different perspective and trying to convince people that this perspective is more accurate or truthful. people do it all the time i.e. richard the third was a terrible or was he? plenty would disagree, it's just that their views aren't the most widely known.n:

the idealization of the rural landscape ; admiration for the beauty of nature ; focus on an individual's inner concerns

it affected it because the kingdoms (with trade) slowly got richer and richer.

the word that best sums up the tone of the newspaper regarding the treaty of versailles is resentful.