They were needed for all the unnecessary cases of citizens arrested for failing to report someone who looked as though he might be a runaway slave.
The Fugitive Slave Law of 1850 allowed judges to receive a higher fee for ruling in favor of slaveholders seeking the return of escaped slaves. This financial incentive motivated judges to comply with and enforce the provisions of the law.
The Fugitive Slave Act was part of the Compromise of 1850, which was passed by the United States Congress on September 18, 1850.
The Fugitive Slave Act was passed by the United States Congress on September 18, 1850, as part of the Compromise of 1850.
The Fugitive Slave Law was included in the Compromise of 1850, a package of five bills passed by the United States Congress.
The Fugitive Slave Act was passed in 1850 as part of the Compromise of 1850. This federal law required the return of escaped slaves to their owners, even if they were in a free state.
The Fugitive Slave Act was written as part of the Compromise of 1850 and was passed by the United States Congress on September 18, 1850. It required that all escaped slaves, upon capture, be returned to their owners.
The Fugitive Slave Law
The Fugitive Slave Act was part of the Compromise of 1850, which was passed by the United States Congress on September 18, 1850.
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The Fugitive Slave act was part of the Compromise of 1850. The compromise of 1850 said any new states would be free states as long as they passed the fugitive slave act. This act made Northerners turn in runaway slaves.
The Fugitive Slave Act was a pro-slavery part of the Compromise of 1850.
The Fugitive Slave Act was passed by the United States Congress on September 18, 1850, as part of the Compromise of 1850.
The Fugitive Slave Law was included in the Compromise of 1850, a package of five bills passed by the United States Congress.
this happened on durimg the kansas-Nebraska Act in 1850
The Fugitive Slave Act was passed in 1850 as part of the Compromise of 1850. This federal law required the return of escaped slaves to their owners, even if they were in a free state.
California was to be admitted as a free state.
the fugitive slave act of 1850 and the kansas-nebraska act of 1854