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The 1850 Fugitive Slave Act made slavery a national issue. By that, it meant that while many in the North disapproved of slavery, it was a "Southern" issue, in a manner of speaking. The new slave law was designed to return slaves who had escaped to the North and sought their freedom. The new act, a part of the 1850 Missouri Compromise, now, by law, held Northern officials and even ordinary citizens part of the slavery issue. People giving aid and support to refugee slaves were under Federal obligation to help in their return. This angered many in the North, however, they only could blame their own elected representatives in Washington DC for the problem. As an aside, president-elect Lincoln, promised to enforce the law. Nothing, however, seemed to satisfy a good number of Southerners. Abolitionists in 1850 were astonished.
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What part was the most controversial of the compromise of 1850?
The Fugitive Slave Law
How was the Compromise of 1850 similar to the fugitive slave act?
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.
What are the acts of 1850 and 1854?
the fugitive slave act of 1850 and the kansas-nebraska act of 1854
What was the provision of the Compromise of 1850 that comforted southern slave catchers and aroused the wrath of northern abolitionists?
Fugitive Slave Act. It backfied badly, arousing strong Abolitionist emotions in the North.
How did the fugitive slave act of 1850 differ fom the fugitive slave act of 1793?
In 1850 there were more slaves & states so that made it harder to compromise with other states, because they all had different opinions.
