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Who led slaves revolts in Virginia which led to harsh fugitive slaveslaws?
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The slave revolts were considered to be the cause of the?
additional restrictions placed on slaves
Who was known for assisting fugitive slaves?
Harriet Tubman
After 1850 how far north did fugitive slaves have to travel to reach freedom?
Canada
What act required northerners to capture runaway slaves?
The Fugitive Slave Law.
What were runaway slaves called in 1861?
They were called fugitives. A fugitive is a runaway slave
What were the consequences of the fugitive slaves?
Fugitive slaves faced punishment if caught, including beatings or being returned to their owners. Some managed to find safety in free states or Canada, while others faced harsh living conditions as they tried to evade capture. The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 increased efforts to capture and return escaped slaves, leading to heightened tensions between Northern and Southern states.
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
Slaves were inspired by the book of and attempted escapes and revolts?
Exodus
What book were the slaves inspired by and atemped escapes and revolts?
Exodus.
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.
Why was the fugitive slave act controversial?
It required citizens to assit in the recovery of fugitive slaves.
Who is the leader of revolts against Spain?
francisco franco
The slave revolts were considered to be the cause of the?
additional restrictions placed on slaves
What kept the fugitive slave law from being effective?
Abolitionists hid fugitive slaves in their homes.
Why was the fugitive slave act so controversial?
The Fugitive Slave Act was controversial because it required individuals to assist in the capture and return of escaped slaves, denying them due process rights and leading to instances of free black individuals being wrongfully captured and held as slaves. Many people in the North opposed the act because it forced them to participate in the enforcement of slavery, even if they morally disagreed with it.
What was the subject of the fugitive slave act?
The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 required that all escaped slaves, even if they had reached free states, be captured and returned to their owners. This federal law was highly controversial and intensified the tensions between the North and the South over the issue of slavery.
