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The concession the North had to make on behalf of the South was to allow the employment of official slave-catchers to hunt down runaways and return them to their owners, and all citizens were obliged to co-operate with these slave-catchers.

In fact, this backfired badly. It angered the abolitionists, provoked Harriet Beecher Stowe into writing 'Uncle Tom's Cabin', and glorified the Underground Railroad, awakening anti-slavery feelings in large numbers who had not been especially interested in the debate till then.

So it did not benefit the South, as intended. As far as the forthcoming war was concerned, it worked in favour of the North. Some might say that without it, the war could have been averted.
The stipulation that slavery would be permitted in New Mexico and Utah (in exchange for California being admited to the Union as free soil).

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Was one of the terms of the Compromise of 1850 that was strongly supported by the South?

There was a strengthened fugitive slave law to help with the capture of escaped slaves.


What was one of the terms of the Compromise of 1850 that was strongly supported by the South?

There was a strengthened fugitive slave law to help with the capture of escaped slaves.


The most outrageous component of the Compromise of 1850 was the?

fugitive slave act, which said that all US citizens must help with the capturing of runaway slaves.


How did the Compromise of 1850 help balance the number of slave states with the number of new states?

It got California admitted as free soil, on condition that two other states could be admitted as slave-states.


How was the US politically impacted by the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850?

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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Who created the compromise of 1850?

The Compromise of 1850 included five separate bills that passed Congress to defuse tension between the slaves states of the South and the free states of the North. Henry Clay devised the Compromise and passed it with the help of Stephen Douglas.


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President Taylor's death


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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.


What was one of the terms of the Compromise of 1850 that was strongly supported by the South?

There was a strengthened fugitive slave law to help with the capture of escaped slaves.


Was one of the terms of the Compromise of 1850 that was strongly supported by the South?

There was a strengthened fugitive slave law to help with the capture of escaped slaves.


Which of the following was one of the terms of the Compromise of 1850 that was strongly supported by the South?

There was a strengthened fugitive slave law to help with the capture of escaped slaves.


Who was a senator who played a key role in development of the Compromise of 1850 and introduced the idea of popular sovereignty?

Senator Stephen A. Douglas of Illinois played a key role in the development of the Compromise of 1850. He introduced the concept of popular sovereignty, which allowed the settlers of a territory to determine for themselves whether to allow slavery. Douglas believed this approach would help ease sectional tensions between the North and South. His efforts were instrumental in passing the compromise, although it ultimately failed to provide a lasting solution to the slavery issue in the United States.


The most outrageous component of the Compromise of 1850 was the?

fugitive slave act, which said that all US citizens must help with the capturing of runaway slaves.


Why weren't Abolitionists important in the North until the late 1850s?

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