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What was another name for a runaway slave?
Fugitive =)
What were runaway slaves called in 1861?
They were called fugitives. A fugitive is a runaway slave
Under the fugitive slave act what would happen to a citizen who helped a runaway slave?
A citizen who helped a runaway slave under the Fugitive Slave Act could be fined or imprisoned for aiding a fugitive slave. The act required citizens to assist in capturing and returning escaped slaves to their owners.
What did you call a slave who escaped?
A slave who escaped was referred to as a fugitive or runaway slave.
What made it illegal to help runaway slaves?
The Fugitive Slave Laws
What act required northerners to capture runaway slaves?
The Fugitive Slave Law.
How did the constitution treat runaway slaves?
The Constitution's Fugitive Slave Clause required runaway slaves to be returned to their owners, regardless of where they were in the country. This clause was later reinforced by the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850, making it illegal to assist runaway slaves and facilitating their capture and return.
Which of these required people in all states to help slave owners recapture runaway slaves?
the fugitive slave law
What law in the Compromise of 1850 stated that runaway slaves had to be retured?
The Fugitive Slave Law.
Which action by congress required American to return runaway slaves to their?
the fugitive slave law
Which law required citizens to help catch runaway slaves?
The Fugitive Slave Act.
What ordered every US government officer to help slave owners get their runaway slaves back?
fugitive slave lawsfugitive slave act
