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The Fugitive Slave Act was part of the Compromise of 1850 and it was done to satisfy abolitionists who were in Congress. While slavery was outlawed in Washington, D.C. under this compromise, the Fugitive Slave Act allowed slaves to be returned to their masters and those who housed their escape to be punished.
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Why did some Americans believe the fugitive act was unfair?
Many U.S northern citizens were against slavery and thought since the North was all free states, that a slave in the north was automatically free. This was not the case. The bounty hunters would arrest the slave and even free African Americans. Despite the controversy, even Abraham Lincoln believed the law was wrong but agreed to enforce it.
What was the key idea of the compromise of 1850?
To get California admitted to the Union as free soil. This meant offering the South some concessions, like the Fugitive Slave Act (appointing official slave-catchers), which inflamed the Abolitionist lobby and brought it many new recruits.
What are some of George Washington's Disappointment?
I believe one of his greatest disappointments are the rise of political parties, which he so greatly disadvised. One of his personal disappointements I believe would be his lack of having any biological children.
What did the 35ths compromise allow the slaves states to do?
It allowed the slave states to count most of it's slaves in order to have more representation by population. The non-slave states discouraged slavery and put in the 3/5ths clause because of it. It was not meant to mean a slave was only 3/5ths of a man as some would have you believe.
Why did the North so strongly resent the Fugitive Slave Law and why did the South resent northern resistance to enforcing it?
Because most Northerners were not Abolitionists. It is true that some disliked the idea of new slave-states on moral grounds. But most were wanting to hold on to the cotton revenues, without allowing the South to extend their influence in Congress (by the admittance of new slave-states) and reduce the taxes on imports, by which the North was able to protect its manufacturing industry.
