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What did many northerners ignore when they were assisting fugitive slaves?
The risk of heavy fines or jail for not reporting runaways.
What were runaway slaves called in 1861?
They were called fugitives. A fugitive is a runaway slave
After 1850 how far north did fugitive slaves have to travel to reach freedom?
Canada
What act required northerners to capture runaway slaves?
The Fugitive Slave Law.
What was the name of the system of safe passage ways and safe houses that allowed American slaves to escape to freedom in Canada?
The system of safe passageways and safe houses that facilitated the escape of American slaves to freedom in Canada was known as the Underground Railroad. It comprised a network of abolitionists and allies who provided shelter, food, and guidance to fugitive slaves. The term "railroad" was used metaphorically, with "stations" and "conductors" representing safe houses and individuals assisting in the escapes. This clandestine operation played a crucial role in helping thousands of enslaved people reach freedom.
What did many northerners ignore when they were assisting fugitive slaves?
The risk of heavy fines or jail for not reporting runaways.
What risks did whites face when harboring fugitive slaves?
They could be charged for breaking the law, because the states, in which slavery was legal, passed many laws to forbade people from assisting the slaves to escape.
What requires all states to return fugitive slaves to their owner?
Legislation known as the Fugitive Slave Act required all states to return runaway slaves to their owners. This was adopted in 1850.
How was the fugitive slave law unfair to slaves and people who tried to help them?
The Fugitive Slave Law allowed slave owners to capture escaped slaves, even in free states, and return them to bondage. This put both slaves and those assisting them at risk of being forcibly returned to slavery, regardless of their legal status. The law denied escaped slaves their basic rights and freedoms, and those who helped them faced severe penalties for doing so.
What made it a federal crime to asist a runaway slave?
The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 made it a federal crime to assist a runaway slave by allowing for the capture and return of escaped slaves even in free states. This law required citizens to help slave owners recapture their escaped slaves, and those found assisting runaways could face fines or imprisonment.
Did the north become safe to slaves after the fugitive slave act?
no because the act declared that any fugitive slaves in the northhad to be returned
What required all states to return fugitive slaves to their owners?
The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850, which was a component of the Compromise of 1850, required all states, including free states, to return fugitive slaves to their owners. This law increased tensions between pro-slavery and anti-slavery groups in the United States.
What laws punished northerners who assisted escaped slaves?
fugitive slave lawsThe Fugitive Act
Was the fugitive slave act controversial?
It required citizens to assit in the recovery of fugitive slaves.
What required people in all states to help slaveowners catch their runaway 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.
What kept the fugitive slave law from being effective?
Abolitionists hid fugitive slaves in their homes.
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.
