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Re-captured slaves would be returned to their owners, who might beat or kill them. A common way to keep slaves from running again was "hamstringing", where they would cut the hamstring on the back of the heel, so they couldn't run.
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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.
How did the Northerners react to the Fugitive Slave Act?
With extreme indignation at being treated like unpaid slave-catchers. 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' was written as a protest against it.
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.
Who signed the Fugitive slave Act?
Millard Filmore
What were the consequences for aiding a slave fugitive?
you would be fined and put in jail
What were the consequences of helping a fugitive slave?
Helping a fugitive slave was illegal in many states in the U.S. before the Civil War, and could result in fines, imprisonment, or violence from slave owners or authorities. However, many abolitionists risked these consequences to support the freedom of enslaved individuals and challenge the institution of slavery.
What kept the fugitive slave law from being effective?
Abolitionists hid fugitive slaves in their homes.
What laws punished northerners who assisted escaped slaves?
fugitive slave lawsThe Fugitive Act
How did the the fugitive slave act of 1850 anger northerners?
They didn't like being turned into unpaid slave-catchers.
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.
When did the fugitive slave act come into being?
The act was passed in Congress on September 18, 1850.
The Republican Party came into being as a result of the passage of what act?
The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850.
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.
