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What part was the most controversial of the compromise of 1850?
The Fugitive Slave Law
What laws punished northerners who assisted escaped slaves?
fugitive slave lawsThe Fugitive Act
What punishments did the fugitive slave act of 1850 provided for persons helping runaway enslaved persons?
Probably jail. More controversial was the heavy fine for simply failing to report someone who looked as though they might be a fugitive slave. The public resented being forced at act as unpaid slave-catchers.
Which of these was part of the Compromise of 1850?
California was to be admitted as a free state.
Was the fugitive slave act anti or pro slavery?
The Fugitive Slave Act was a pro-slavery part of the Compromise of 1850.
What was the fugitive act of 1850?
The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 stated that when an escaped slave was found and captured, they had to be returned to their master. The act also stated that the officials and citizens that lived in free states had to comply with the act.
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.
Why was the fugitive slave act so controversial?
The Fugitive Slave Act was controversial because it required individuals to assist in the capture and return of escaped slaves, denying them due process rights and leading to instances of free black individuals being wrongfully captured and held as slaves. Many people in the North opposed the act because it forced them to participate in the enforcement of slavery, even if they morally disagreed with it.
Why was the fugitive slave act controversial?
It required citizens to assit in the recovery of fugitive slaves.
What were the effects of the fugitive act?
The Fugitive Slave Act forced many people to consider the pros and cons of slavery in the United States. The effect of the Fugitive Slave Act was the freeing of slaves.
What were the effects of the fugitive slave acts?
The Fugitive Slave Act forced many people to consider the pros and cons of slavery in the United States. The effect of the Fugitive Slave Act was the freeing of slaves.
What was the event of the fugitive slave act?
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