MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
COMPROMISE OF 1850
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Detailed explanation-1: -Fugitive slaves were still returned to owners in states loyal to the Union. The Fugitive Slave Law remained in effect, al-though not strictly enforced, until nearly the end of the war. Congress finally passed its repeal and Presi-dent Lincoln signed it on June 28, 1864.
Detailed explanation-2: -Compromise of 1850 The passage of the Fugitive Slave Acts resulted in many free blacks being illegally captured and sold into slavery. One famous case concerned Solomon Northup, a freeborn black musician who was kidnapped in Washington, D.C. in 1841.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -How did the fugitive Slave Law of 1850 strengthen previous laws? The law required lawmakers as well as ordinary citizens to help capture suspected runaways. The law would punish by fines or imprisonment, ordinary citizens who failed to help capture runaways.