MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
COMPROMISE OF 1850
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ordinary citizens to assist with capturing runaway slaves
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officials in all state and territories to assist in returning runaway slaves
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free African Americans to purchase special documents
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captured runaway slaves to serve 2 years in prison
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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.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Fugitive Slave Law clearly favored the slave holders. Anyone caught hiding or assisting freedom seekers faced stiff penalties. United States marshals had to actively seek freedom seekers and return them to their holders. If a marshal refused, the federal government would fine the officer $1, 000.
Detailed explanation-3: -In response to the weakening of the original Fugitive Slave Act, Democratic Senator James M. Mason of Virginia drafted the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850, which penalized officials who did not arrest someone allegedly escaping from slavery, and made them liable to a fine of $1, 000 (equivalent to $32, 570 in 2021).
Detailed explanation-4: -Which of the following are elements of the Fugitive Slave Act? An increased obligation of citizens in free states to cooperate with slave catchers, provided magistrates financial incentives for declaring a person to be a fugitive slave, and people charged as runaway slaves did not have the right to a jury trial.