LIFE IN ANTEBELLUM AMERICA 1807 1861
ABOLITIONIST MOVEMENT IMPORTANT FIGURES IN THE FIGHT TO END SLAVERY
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The Fugitive Slave Act required escaped slaves to be returned to their masters.
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Ohio was too close to Canada where slavery was legal.
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There were no safe houses in Ohio that were part of the Underground Railroad.
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Slavery was still legal in some parts of Ohio under the Northwest Ordinance.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850, as a part of the Compromise of 1850, required that the U.S. government actively intervene to help slave owners regain control over their slaves (Ohio History Connection, n.d.).
Detailed explanation-2: -The Fugitive Slave Law of 1850 was part of the Compromise of 1850. This law required the United States government to actively assist slave holders in recapturing freedom seekers. Under the United States Constitution, slave holders had the right to reclaim slaves who ran away to free states.
Detailed explanation-3: -462) was as consequential as its effects on enslaved people in America. With the passage of the 1850 law alongside the Compromise of 1850, freedom seekers were faced with renewed threats of returning to slavery. In response, many fled north, while others evaded capture and remained free in the North.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Fugitive Slave Law produced widespread outrage in the North and convinced thousands of Northerners that slavery should be barred from the western territories. Attempts to enforce the Fugitive Slave Law provoked wholesale opposition.