additional restrictions placed on slaves
Harriet Tubman
The first African slaves arrived in Virginia in 1619.
They were called fugitives. A fugitive is a runaway slave
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In 1657 Virginia passed a fugitive slave law.
no because the act declared that any fugitive slaves in the northhad to be returned
Exodus
Exodus.
fugitive slave lawsThe Fugitive Act
It required citizens to assit in the recovery of fugitive slaves.
The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 required people in all states to help slaveowners catch their runaway slaves by allowing for the arrest and return of fugitive slaves to their owners, even in free states. It also imposed penalties on those who aided or harbored fugitive slaves, making it a crime to assist escaped slaves.
additional restrictions placed on slaves
francisco franco
Abolitionists hid fugitive slaves in their homes.
Harriet Tubman
The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 served the masters of runaway slaves. The slaves were tracked down and returned to their masters.