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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 another name for a runaway slave?
Fugitive =)
Had the Fugitive Slave Act free all enslaved African Americans?
No the Fugitive Slave Act gave captured esaped slaves back to their owners.
What were two ways that people resisted the fugitive slave act?
People helped hide fugitive slaves along the Underground Railroad and wouldn't turn them over to slave catchers.
What laws punished northerners who assisted escaped slaves?
fugitive slave lawsThe Fugitive Act
When was fugitive slave law passed?
the first fugitive slave law was passed in 1793.
Which of these was part of the Compromise of 1850?
California was to be admitted as a free state.
What part was the most controversial of the compromise of 1850?
The Fugitive Slave Law
How long did the fugitive slave law last?
The fugitive slave law lasted until 1765 to 1776.
What was illegal to do in the fugitive slave act?
The Fugitive Slave Act made it illegal for anyone to assist or harbor a fugitive slave, and mandated that law enforcement officials in free states capture and return escapees to their owners in slave states. Anyone found guilty of aiding a fugitive slave could be fined or imprisoned.
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 Henry clays role in the fugitive slave law?
Henry Clay's role in the Fugitive Slave Law was to renew the countries slave attitude.
Was the fugitive slave act anti or pro slavery?
The Fugitive Slave Act was a pro-slavery part of the Compromise of 1850.
How did the fugitive slave law change Harriet Tubman?
the fugitive slave act change Harriet Tubman life because the tried to stop her from freeing 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.
Is a fugitive a runaway slave?
Yes
