JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
THE TRAIL OF TEARS
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Question
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What was the Fugitive Slave Law?
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A law the allowed two territories to decide for themselves whether or not they wanted to allow slavery
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A law that said a slave had to return to their owners even if they were found in a free state
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A law that stated that California was admitted in the Union as a free state
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Passed on September 18, 1850 by Congress, The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 was part of the Compromise of 1850. The act required that slaves be returned to their owners, even if they were in a free state . The act also made the federal government responsible for finding, returning, and trying escaped slaves.
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