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Why did the slaves of the Underground Railroad need to make it to Canada?
The Fugitive Slave Act allowed for escaped slaves to be captured and returned to their owners so long as they remained in the United states. Not even fugitive slaves residing in states without slavery were safe. Therefore, it was important for escaped slaves to make their way to Canada, where the Fugitive Slave Act had no power.
Did the fugitive slave act take away a slaves right to trial by jury?
Yes, the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 allowed slave owners to reclaim their escaped slaves without due process, including the right to trial by jury. This made it easier for slaveholders to apprehend and return fugitive slaves.
Did the north become safe to slaves after the fugitive slave act?
no because the act declared that any fugitive slaves in the northhad to be returned
What laws punished northerners who assisted escaped slaves?
fugitive slave lawsThe Fugitive Act
Was the fugitive slave act controversial?
It required citizens to assit in the recovery of fugitive slaves.
What required people in all states to help slaveowners catch their runaway slaves?
The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 required people in all states to help slaveowners catch their runaway slaves by allowing for the arrest and return of fugitive slaves to their owners, even in free states. It also imposed penalties on those who aided or harbored fugitive slaves, making it a crime to assist escaped slaves.
What kept the fugitive slave law from being effective?
Abolitionists hid fugitive slaves in their homes.
Who was known for assisting fugitive slaves?
Harriet Tubman
What did northern states do to counter the fugitive slave law?
Northern states passed Personal Liberty laws to counteract the Fugitive Slave Law. These were meant to make the law equitable and to protect the rights of Freedmen and escaped slaves without nullifying the Fugitive Slave Law.
What did the fugitive law as included in the Compromise of 1850 serve to?
The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 served the masters of runaway slaves. The slaves were tracked down and returned to their masters.
Why did some fugitive slaves flee to Canada rather then stay in northern states?
Passage of Fugitive Slave Act in 1850 meant increased penalties against fugitive slaves and those who aided them. This lead many slaves to leave US territory altogether and seek refuge in Canada to evade US law.
What act turned in slaves when they escaped?
Fugitive Slave Act
