you would be fined and put in jail
California was to be admitted as a free state.
It meant a slave ran away.
The Fugitive Slave Act was a pro-slavery part of the Compromise of 1850.
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No the Fugitive Slave Act gave captured esaped slaves back to their owners.
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.
Aiding a fugitive refers to providing assistance, support, or resources to someone who is evading arrest or fleeing from the authorities. This can include offering shelter, providing transportation, supplying money, or any other actions that help the fugitive avoid being caught. Aiding a fugitive is a criminal offense and can result in legal consequences for the individual providing assistance.
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.
The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 placed a fine of $500 on anyone aiding a runaway slave.
Helping a fugitive slave was illegal in many states in the U.S. before the Civil War, and could result in fines, imprisonment, or violence from slave owners or authorities. However, many abolitionists risked these consequences to support the freedom of enslaved individuals and challenge the institution of slavery.
fugitive slave lawsThe Fugitive Act
Under the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850, it was required for citizens to assist in the capture of runaway slaves, and individuals could be fined or imprisoned for aiding escaped slaves. Additionally, alleged fugitive slaves were not entitled to a jury trial or allowed to testify on their own behalf.
Penalties for helping a runaway slave included fines, imprisonment, or physical punishment. In some regions, individuals could also face charges of aiding and abetting a fugitive slave.
Northern Abolitionists did not react favorably to the Fugitive Slave Act. This is because it supported the cause they were against.
the first fugitive slave law was passed in 1793.
California was to be admitted as a free state.
If you are aiding and abetting a fugitive it means you are helping/hiding a fugitive from the government.