The 1850 Fugitive Slave Act made slavery a national issue. By that, it meant that while many in the North disapproved of slavery, it was a "Southern" issue, in a manner of speaking. The new slave law was designed to return slaves who had escaped to the North and sought their freedom. The new act, a part of the 1850 Missouri Compromise, now, by law, held Northern officials and even ordinary citizens part of the slavery issue. People giving aid and support to refugee slaves were under Federal obligation to help in their return. This angered many in the North, however, they only could blame their own elected representatives in Washington DC for the problem. As an aside, president-elect Lincoln, promised to enforce the law. Nothing, however, seemed to satisfy a good number of Southerners. Abolitionists in 1850 were astonished.
The Fugitive Slave Law
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 of 1850 and the kansas-nebraska act of 1854
Fugitive Slave Act. It backfied badly, arousing strong Abolitionist emotions in the North.
In 1850 there were more slaves & states so that made it harder to compromise with other states, because they all had different opinions.
In 1850, the United States Congress passes the Fugitive Slave Law, or Fugitive Slave Act. It was a part of the Compromise of 1850. It forced all runaway slaves to come back to their original masters.
The Fugitive Slave Law
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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 of 1850 sought to force the authorities in free states to return fugitive slaves to their masters.
The Fugitive Slave Act was a pro-slavery part of the Compromise of 1850.
this happened on durimg the kansas-Nebraska Act in 1850
The slavery law in 1850 was the Fugitive Slave Act.
henry clay.
September 18, 1850