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The act was passed in Congress on September 18, 1850.
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What laws punished northerners who assisted escaped slaves?
fugitive slave lawsThe Fugitive Act
What was the most conroversal law to come from the Compromise of 1850?
The Fugitive Slave Act
The Republican Party came into being as a result of the passage of what act?
The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850.
How did the the fugitive slave act of 1850 anger northerners?
They didn't like being turned into 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.
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 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 part was the most controversial of the compromise of 1850?
The Fugitive Slave Law
What was the event of the fugitive slave act?
no was you
How did the northern react to the fugitive slave act?
Northern Abolitionists did not react favorably to the Fugitive Slave Act. This is because it supported the cause they were against.
