MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
COMPROMISE OF 1850
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Fugitive Slave Law(Act)
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California’s admission as a free state.
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Outlawing slave trade in D.C.
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Popular sovereignty in lands gained from Mexico.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Act was one of the most controversial elements of the 1850 compromise and heightened Northern fears of a slave power conspiracy. It required that all escaped slaves, upon capture, be returned to the enslaver and that officials and citizens of free states had to cooperate.
Detailed explanation-2: -Of all the bills that made up the Compromise of 1850, the Fugitive Slave Act was the most controversial. It required citizens to assist in the recovery of fugitive slaves. It denied a fugitive’s right to a jury trial.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -As part of the Compromise of 1850, the Fugitive Slave Act was amended and the slave trade in Washington, D.C., was abolished. Furthermore, California entered the Union as a free state and a territorial government was created in Utah.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Fugitive Slave Act included which of the following provisions? Citizens were supposed to help federal marshals catch runaway enslaved persons.