The fugitive slave act went beyond just condoning slavery in the south. It made the northern states accomplices. Northern citizens were required by law to turn in escaped slaves. Northern newspapers were required to run advertisements for rewards on escaped slaves.
The Fugitive Slave Act was a pro-slavery part of the Compromise of 1850.
The Compromise of 1850, once in place, limited the number of slaves that could be freely roaming, and then the Fugitive Slave Act undid what had been established by the compromise by establishing stricter regulations.
Congress would abolish the Fugitive Slave Law
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The Fugitive Slave Law
The Fugitive Slave act was part of the Compromise of 1850. The compromise of 1850 said any new states would be free states as long as they passed the fugitive slave act. This act made Northerners turn in runaway slaves.
The Compromise of 1850
Compromise of 1850
Congress passed the Fugitive Slave Act.
Congress passed the Fugitive Slave Act.
The Fugitive Slave Act was a pro-slavery part of the Compromise of 1850.
In 1850, the United States Congress passes the Fugitive Slave Law, or Fugitive Slave Act. It was a part of the Compromise of 1850. It forced all runaway slaves to come back to their original masters.
The Compromise of 1850, once in place, limited the number of slaves that could be freely roaming, and then the Fugitive Slave Act undid what had been established by the compromise by establishing stricter regulations.
The Fugitive Slave Act
Congress would abolish the Fugitive Slave Law
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