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Why did southerners feels the federal government was not protecting their interests?
The federal government did not enforce the Fugitive Slave Law of 1793
Why was the fugitive slave law a cause of the civil war?
It angered Southerners, and they seceded from the Union.
Why did the southerners feel the government was not protecting their interests?
The federal government did not enforce the Fugitive Slave Law of 1793
Did the southerners favor or oppose the fugitive slave law?
In favor. They saw slaves as property and wanted their property back.
What was the law called that required northerners to help southerners catch their slaves?
The Fugitive Slave Act. It was part of the Compromise of 1850.
Why do you think southerners in congress insisted on the passage of a fugitive slave law?
They wanted to be able to catch their slaves because they were property.
Why did the southerners feel the way they did about the Fugitive slave law?
The fugitive slave law gave southerners some protection against being bankrupted by thousands of escaping slaves. The law gave northern banks greater willingness to support slavery by loaning money to slave owners. The law also had the effect of co-opting the support of northern newspapers, which carried the very profitable ads for return of escaped slaves. Basically, the fugitive slave act gave national endorsement to the whole system of slavery.
When was fugitive slave law passed?
the first fugitive slave law was passed in 1793.
What law did the Southerners demanded that Congress pass that said Northerners had to return runaway slaves to their owners?
== == That was The Fugitive Slave Act.
How long did the fugitive slave law last?
The fugitive slave law lasted until 1765 to 1776.
What is the fugitive slave law?
The fugitive slave law required all Americans to turn over any fugitive slave found to law enforcement so they would be sent back to their owners.
What year was the first fugitive slave law passed by congress?
In 1657 Virginia passed a fugitive slave law.
