SECTIONAL CRISIS 1850 1861
DRED SCOTT
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The Runaway Act
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The Fugitive Slave Law Act
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Harriet Tubman’s Law
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Dred Scott Act
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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 .
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -The Fugitive Slave Act was enacted by the United States Congress in 1793. The act guaranteed slave owners the right to recover run-away slaves. The House of Representatives passed the act in 1793 by a 48-7 vote with 14 abstaining.