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They smuggled slaves out of the country on the Underground Railroad.
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What were some ways that northerners defied the fugitive slave act?
I have no idea at all They smuggled slaves out of the country on the Underground Railroad.
How did northerners react to the fugitive slave law of 1850?
Many northerners were opposed to the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850 because it required citizens to assist in capturing and returning escaped slaves. This law heightened tensions between the North and South, leading to increased support for abolitionism and anti-slavery sentiment in the North. Some northerners actively resisted the law by participating in the Underground Railroad to help slaves escape to freedom.
What did the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 require of all citizens?
. . . . . . . . . .The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 required all citizens in helping Southern slaveholders acquire their slaves back. If they refused to comply, they could be fined or put in jail. Slaves that escaped from their owners often fled to the North and some were helped, an example is the Underground Railroad. This law was passed due to hopes of plantation owners of regaining their slaves or "property" back, but most Northerners chose to ignore it, which infuriated them.- S0L. . . . . . . . . .
Explain the Fugitive slave act of 1850.?
Here are some facts about the fugitive slave act:Members of the public could be arrested for failing to report someone they suspected of being a fugitive slave.It turned members of the public into unpaid slave-catchers, causing much resentment, and arousing anti-slavery sentiment among many who had never shown much interest in the issue until then.
What were some ways that fugitive slaves rebelled against the 1850 fugitive slave law?
By taking advantage of the Underground Raiload (a system of safe-houses) to reach Canada and freedom.
What were some ways that northerners defied the fugitive slave act?
I have no idea at all They smuggled slaves out of the country on the Underground Railroad.
How did northerners react to the fugitive slave law of 1850?
Many northerners were opposed to the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850 because it required citizens to assist in capturing and returning escaped slaves. This law heightened tensions between the North and South, leading to increased support for abolitionism and anti-slavery sentiment in the North. Some northerners actively resisted the law by participating in the Underground Railroad to help slaves escape to freedom.
Why did some Americans believe Fugitive Slave Act?
The Fugitive Slave Act was part of the Compromise of 1850 and it was done to satisfy abolitionists who were in Congress. While slavery was outlawed in Washington, D.C. under this compromise, the Fugitive Slave Act allowed slaves to be returned to their masters and those who housed their escape to be punished.
Explain the Compromise of 1850 by giving its main provisions?
The Compromise of 1850 had several provisions. California entered the Union as a free state. There was still slavery in Washington, D.C. but no slave trade and Texas lost its claim to some of New Mexico. The most controversial part of the law was the Fugitive Slave Law which required northerners to return escaped slaves to their owners.
Why did the northerners oppose the kansas-nebraska act?
Because it could have allowed some new slave-states in the West.
What did the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 require of all citizens?
. . . . . . . . . .The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 required all citizens in helping Southern slaveholders acquire their slaves back. If they refused to comply, they could be fined or put in jail. Slaves that escaped from their owners often fled to the North and some were helped, an example is the Underground Railroad. This law was passed due to hopes of plantation owners of regaining their slaves or "property" back, but most Northerners chose to ignore it, which infuriated them.- S0L. . . . . . . . . .
How was the North involved with slavery?
First. some of the northern states were also slave states. Second, much of the slave trade and slave ships were operated by Northerners. Finally, the north purchased tobacco and cotton that were produced by slave labor.
Explain the Fugitive slave act of 1850.?
Here are some facts about the fugitive slave act:Members of the public could be arrested for failing to report someone they suspected of being a fugitive slave.It turned members of the public into unpaid slave-catchers, causing much resentment, and arousing anti-slavery sentiment among many who had never shown much interest in the issue until then.
What were some ways that fugitive slaves rebelled against the 1850 fugitive slave law?
By taking advantage of the Underground Raiload (a system of safe-houses) to reach Canada and freedom.
What did Ellen G White of the Seventh-day Adventist Church say about the fugitive slave law?
1) Please provide a definition of the word "fugitive" it appears misapplied here, 2) Unknown by me, but didn't SDA have some Quaker influence, absolute unknown, 3) What did Abraham Lincon say about the fugitive slave law?
What is true under the new fugitive slave act passed in 1850?
Here are some facts about the fugitive slave act:Members of the public could be arrested for failing to report someone they suspected of being a fugitive slave.It turned members of the public into unpaid slave-catchers, causing much resentment, and arousing anti-slavery sentiment among many who had never shown much interest in the issue until then.
Why did northerners support runaway slaves?
Because they reacted badly to the Fugitive Slave Act, which turned every citizen into an unpaid slave-catcher. And they had read 'Uncle Tom's Cabin', which was written as a protest against it. That novel had drawn attention to the Underground Railroad, the safe-house system that smuggled runawayslaves into Canada.
