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What was the name of an informational network of abolitionists that helped fugitive slaves?
The Underground Railroad .
What order helped get the land owners slaves back?
Fugitive Slave Act, 1850.
What did Harriet Tubman do after the Fugitive Slave Art was passed?
she helped a lot of slaves escape from their plantation to freedom
What resulted in the fugitive slave act?
The Fugitive Slave Act was a part of the Compromise of 1850, which aimed to address issues surrounding slavery. It required the return of escaped slaves to their owners, regardless of where they were found in the United States, and imposed penalties on those who helped fugitive slaves escape.
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 happened to northerners who helped aid fugitive slaves?
They had to pay up to $1,000 and/or spend time in prison if the jury decided so.
What were two ways that people resisted the Fugative Slave Act?
People helped hide fugitive slaves along the Underground Railroad and wouldn't turn them over to slave catchers. They also helped many slaves escape to Canada.
Which statement was true under the new fugitive slave act passed in 1850?
Under the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850, it was required for citizens to assist in the capture of runaway slaves, and individuals could be fined or imprisoned for aiding escaped slaves. Additionally, alleged fugitive slaves were not entitled to a jury trial or allowed to testify on their own behalf.
Did the north become safe to slaves after the fugitive slave act?
no because the act declared that any fugitive slaves in the northhad to be returned
What laws punished northerners who assisted escaped slaves?
fugitive slave lawsThe Fugitive Act
Was the fugitive slave act controversial?
It required citizens to assit in the recovery of fugitive slaves.
What required people in all states to help slaveowners catch their runaway slaves?
The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 required people in all states to help slaveowners catch their runaway slaves by allowing for the arrest and return of fugitive slaves to their owners, even in free states. It also imposed penalties on those who aided or harbored fugitive slaves, making it a crime to assist escaped slaves.
