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When antislavery groups followed federal agents in the early 1850s and shouted this quotation at them against which recent law were they protesting?
The antislavery groups were protesting the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850. This law required the return of escaped slaves to their owners, and the quote they shouted at federal agents was "Shall law stop guiltless breath?" in reference to their opposition to enforcing such an unjust law.
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.
Did the fugitive slave act end antislavery progress in the south?
no. although it was against the law, slaves still escaped to freedom illegally. The underground railroad was used during the time period which was antislavery progress. so the answer to your question is no.
Who passed the fugitive slave act?
The Fugitive Slave Act was put into place by Congress under the presidential rule of Zarchary Taylor.
What was illegal to do in the fugitive slave act?
The Fugitive Slave Act made it illegal for anyone to assist or harbor a fugitive slave, and mandated that law enforcement officials in free states capture and return escapees to their owners in slave states. Anyone found guilty of aiding a fugitive slave could be fined or imprisoned.
Why was the Compromise of 1850 proslavery?
Because it included the Fugitive Slave Act, which forced ordinary citizens to report anyone who looked as though they might be a runaway slave. This was meant to provide moral support for slave-owners, in exchange for allowing California to enter the Union as free soil.
What laws punished northerners who assisted escaped slaves?
fugitive slave lawsThe Fugitive Act
What happen as a result of the Kansas Nebraska act provision for popular sovereignty?
a violent clash beetween proslavery and antislavery forces.
What event was a result of the kansas- nebraska act?
Fighting between proslavery and antislavery activists in Kansas
What event was a result of the kansa-nebraska act?
Fighting between proslavery and antislavery activists in Kansas
What event was the result of the kansas nebraska act?
Fighting between proslavery and antislavery activists in Kansas
When antislavery groups followed federal agents in the early 1850s and shouted this quotation at them against which recent law were they protesting?
The antislavery groups were protesting the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850. This law required the return of escaped slaves to their owners, and the quote they shouted at federal agents was "Shall law stop guiltless breath?" in reference to their opposition to enforcing such an unjust law.
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 act of violence did antislavery people commit?
They used the act of radical abolitionist (a small band of people underthe leadership of john brown).They attacked a proslavery group at Pottawatamie Greek in 1856, killin five proslavery.
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.
