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The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 sought to force the authorities in free states to return fugitive slaves to their masters.

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What laws punished northerners who assisted escaped slaves?

fugitive slave lawsThe Fugitive Act


Which of these was part of the Compromise of 1850?

California was to be admitted as a free state.


Was the fugitive slave act anti or pro slavery?

The Fugitive Slave Act was a pro-slavery part of the Compromise of 1850.


Under the fugitive slave act what would happen to a citizen who helped a runaway slave?

A citizen who helped a runaway slave under the Fugitive Slave Act could be fined or imprisoned for aiding a fugitive slave. The act required citizens to assist in capturing and returning escaped slaves to their owners.


What were the effects of the fugitive act?

The Fugitive Slave Act forced many people to consider the pros and cons of slavery in the United States. The effect of the Fugitive Slave Act was the freeing of slaves.


What were the effects of the fugitive slave acts?

The Fugitive Slave Act forced many people to consider the pros and cons of slavery in the United States. The effect of the Fugitive Slave Act was the freeing of slaves.


What part was the most controversial of the compromise of 1850?

The Fugitive Slave Law


What was the event of the fugitive slave act?

no was you


How did the northern react to the fugitive slave act?

Northern Abolitionists did not react favorably to the Fugitive Slave Act. This is because it supported the cause they were against.


What were the effects of the fugitives slave act?

The Fugitive Slave Act forced many people to consider the pros and cons of slavery in the United States. The effect of the Fugitive Slave Act was the freeing of slaves.


Who passed the fugitive slave act?

The Fugitive Slave Act was put into place by Congress under the presidential rule of Zarchary Taylor.


What was illegal to do in the fugitive slave act?

The Fugitive Slave Act made it illegal for anyone to assist or harbor a fugitive slave, and mandated that law enforcement officials in free states capture and return escapees to their owners in slave states. Anyone found guilty of aiding a fugitive slave could be fined or imprisoned.

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