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The passage of the Fugitive Slave Law, as a part of the 1850 Missouri Compromise proved to be a problem for a good number of Northerners. The best way to illustrate this is from the top down in terms of dates. Here is a summary outline:
A. In Abraham Lincoln's Inaugural Address he stated he would fully enforce the Federal law, the Fugitive Slave Law; ( as an aside, we know he was personally opposed to slavery )
B. The 1858 Dred Scott decision by the US Supreme Court confirmed the law's Constitutionality by denying habeas corpus and the lack of trials for fugitive slaves;
C. The law itself, superseded all State laws concerning this issue. Ohio, Vermont, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island & Connecticut had passed laws in the 1840's forbidding public officials from any actions to return slaves to their "owners";
D. The new law also meant that non Southern States such as Maryland, Delaware and even Washington DC were covered. The capital would end slave trading, but not slavery;
E. Northerners who had previously no political interest in slavery were now, by law, involved in it as the law was "National";
F. Penalties for aiding, feeding and helping fugitive slaves were strict. Fines were as high as $1,000 and jail time up to six months;
G. Judges who sent slaves back to their "owners" received $100 per slave; and
H. Northerners who did business with the South and even the public citizen were forced to face the fact that from the clothes on their backs to business deals, the intuition of slavery was part of their lives.
What else can I help you with?
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.
How long did the fugitive slave law last?
The fugitive slave law lasted until 1765 to 1776.
What part was the most controversial of the compromise of 1850?
The Fugitive Slave Law
What part of the compromise of 1850 was most unpopular int the North?
The Fugitive Slave Law. This caused Harriet Beecher Stowe to write 'Uncle Tom's Cabin', which drew slavery to the attention of large numbers who had not taken much interest in it before.
What law in the Compromise of 1850 stated that runaway slaves had to be retured?
The Fugitive Slave Law.
How did the southerners expect northerners to react to the fugitive slave act how did the northerners actually react?
Southerners expected Northerners to comply with the Fugitive Slave Act by helping to capture and return escaped slaves. However, many Northerners reacted with resistance, forming anti-slavery groups to hide and protect fugitive slaves and refusing to cooperate with authorities trying to enforce the law. This led to increased tensions between the North and South over the issue of slavery.
What act required northerners to capture runaway slaves?
The Fugitive Slave Law.
Why did they make the fugitive slave law?
because it is a law that that required northerners to return escaped slaves to their owners.
Which the law punished northerners who assisted escaped slaves?
The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 allowed slave owners to pursue escaped slaves into free states, where Northerners who aided the slaves could be fined or imprisoned. This law was part of a series of legislation that aimed to maintain the institution of slavery in the United States.
What did the northerners dislike about fugitive slave law of 1850?
Northerners, especially abolitionists, disliked the 'Bloodhound Law' as it required escaped slaves to be returned to their masters even if they were found in a free state. Northerners worried that the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 was part of a vast conspiracy of the southern plantation elite.
How did northerners react to the fugitive slave law of 1850?
Northerners were not at all happy about the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850. The law forced federal marshals to assist slave hunters in the pursuit and apprehension of runaway slaves. If they refused, they could face fines. In addition, these marshals had the power to deputize regular citizens and force them to assist as well. The act, in essence, forced people who were vehemently against slavery to participate in it.
What part of Compromise of 1850 angered northerners to the point they abandoned Fillmore and brought an end to his political career?
The Fugitive Slave Law angered the Northerners a lot.
What two factors were most affective in making northerners into abolitionists for good?
Uncle Tom's Cabin and the Fugitive Slave Law.
Why did the second federal fugitive slave law of 1850 make northerners mad?
The reason the second federal fugitive slave law made northerners upset was because most northerners thought that slavery was immoral and that they would have to help capture the slaves or be finned is impeachment of there rights.
What was the law called that required northerners to help southerners catch their slaves?
The law was called the Fugitive Slave Act, enacted in 1850 as part of the Compromise of 1850. It mandated that all escaped slaves, regardless of their location, be captured and returned to their owners, compelling Northerners to assist in this process.
When was fugitive slave law passed?
the first fugitive slave law was passed in 1793.
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.
