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As part of a deal, to get the South to accept the entry of California into the USA as free soil.

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What year was the first fugitive slave law passed by congress?

The first fugitive slave law was passed by Congress in 1793. It allowed slaveowners to reclaim their escaped slaves in any state or territory in the United States.


What law did the Southerners demanded that Congress pass that said Northerners had to return runaway slaves to their owners?

== == That was The Fugitive Slave Act.


Which document included the fugitive slave law?

The Fugitive Slave Law was included in the Compromise of 1850, a package of five bills passed by the United States Congress.


Which action by congress required American to return runaway slaves to their?

the fugitive slave law


What provisions did the compromise of 1850 include?

Congress would abolish the Fugitive Slave Law


Who drafted the fugitive slave laws?

The Fugitive Slave Acts were passed by the U.S. Congress in 1793 and 1850. The first act was drafted by Congress, while the second act was amended from the original law.


Which action by congress required Americans to return runaway slaves to their owner?

the fugitive slave law


Which action by congress required americans to return runaway slaves to their owners?

the fugitive slave law


When was fugitive slave law passed?

the first fugitive slave law was passed in 1793.


How long did the fugitive slave law last?

The fugitive slave law lasted until 1765 to 1776.


Who outlawed the slave trade in Washington DC and included the Fugitive Slave Act that required all runaway slaves to be returned to their owners?

Congress passed the Fugitive Slave Law and the Supreme Court upheld it in the Dred Scott Decision.


What was Henry clays role in the fugitive slave law?

Henry Clay's role in the Fugitive Slave Law was to renew the countries slave attitude.