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The Fugitive Slave Acts aimed at returning the escaped slaves to their owners/masters by law. These acts caused big disagreement between the South and the North because the 'free states' in the north did not enforce this law and were reluctant to force the slaves back, not to mention to let the masters' men search for the fugitives in the north. The first act was made in 1793, the second was made in 1850 (focused on the trafic through the Underground Railroad).

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What laws punished northerners who assisted escaped slaves?

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What did the fugitive slave act require courts to do?

Prosecute citizens failing to report anyone who looked like a runaway slave.


What was the purpose of the fugitive slave act?

The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 was intended to require the capture and return of escaped slaves to their owners, placing a legal obligation on law enforcement and citizens to assist in these efforts. It aimed to strengthen the institution of slavery by making it easier for slave owners to recover their escaped slaves.


Which of these was part of the Compromise of 1850?

California was to be admitted as a free state.


Was the fugitive slave act anti or pro slavery?

The Fugitive Slave Act was a pro-slavery part of the Compromise of 1850.


Under the fugitive slave act what would happen to a citizen who helped a runaway slave?

A citizen who helped a runaway slave under the Fugitive Slave Act could be fined or imprisoned for aiding a fugitive slave. The act required citizens to assist in capturing and returning escaped slaves to their owners.


What were the effects of the fugitive act?

The Fugitive Slave Act forced many people to consider the pros and cons of slavery in the United States. The effect of the Fugitive Slave Act was the freeing of slaves.


What were the effects of the fugitive slave acts?

The Fugitive Slave Act forced many people to consider the pros and cons of slavery in the United States. The effect of the Fugitive Slave Act was the freeing of slaves.


What part was the most controversial of the compromise of 1850?

The Fugitive Slave Law


What was the event of the fugitive slave act?

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How did the northern react to the fugitive slave act?

Northern Abolitionists did not react favorably to the Fugitive Slave Act. This is because it supported the cause they were against.


What were the effects of the fugitives slave act?

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