MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
MANIFEST DESTINY
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The admission of California as a free state
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The potential opening up of Utah and New Mexico territories to slavery
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The Fugitive Slave Act
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The banning of the slave trade in Washington, D.C.
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -By 1850 sectional disagreements related to slavery were straining the bonds of union between the North and South. These tensions became especially critical when Congress began to consider whether western lands acquired after the Mexican-American War would permit slavery.
Detailed explanation-3: -Under this law fugitives could not testify on their own behalf, nor were they permitted a trial by jury. Heavy penalties were imposed upon federal marshals who refused to enforce the law or from whom a fugitive escaped; penalties were also imposed on individuals who helped slaves to escape.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Fugitive Slave Act of 1793 was immediately met with a firestorm of criticism. Northerners bristled at the idea of turning their states into a stalking ground for bounty hunters, and many argued the law was tantamount to legalized kidnapping.