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Why was the Fugitive Slave Law included in the Compromise of 1850?

The Fugitive Slave Law was included in the Compromise of 1850 to address Southern concerns about the enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Act, which required the return of escaped slaves to their owners. This law was meant to appease the South and maintain the fragile balance between free and slave states in the Union.


What included a more effective law requiring people in free states to return fugitive slaves?

Fugitive Slave Laws?


When was fugitive slave law passed?

the first fugitive slave law was passed in 1793.


How long did the fugitive slave law last?

The fugitive slave law lasted until 1765 to 1776.


What was Henry clays role in the fugitive slave law?

Henry Clay's role in the Fugitive Slave Law was to renew the countries slave attitude.


Which of these was part of the Compromise of 1850?

California was to be admitted as a free state.


Who outlawed the slave trade in Washington DC and included the Fugitive Slave Act that required all runaway slaves to be returned to their owners?

Congress passed the Fugitive Slave Law and the Supreme Court upheld it in the Dred Scott Decision.


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

The Fugitive Slave Law


What did the fugitive law as included in the Compromise of 1850 serve to?

The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 served the masters of runaway slaves. The slaves were tracked down and returned to their masters.


What did northern states do to counter the fugitive slave law?

Northern states passed Personal Liberty laws to counteract the Fugitive Slave Law. These were meant to make the law equitable and to protect the rights of Freedmen and escaped slaves without nullifying the Fugitive Slave Law.


When did the fugitive slave law start?

1850


When was the fugitive slave law enacted?

1850