THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
MISSOURI COMPROMISE OF 1820
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Question
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Allow escaped slaves in the North to remain free
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Force escaped slaves in the South back into slavery
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Nothing, it never passed
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Force Northerners to assist Southern slave-owners in recapturing escaped slaves
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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 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.
Detailed explanation-3: -Conflicts sparked by the Fugitive Slave Law also infuriated southern slaveholders, who believed that the federal government was failing to keep northern abolitionists in check.
Detailed explanation-4: -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.
Detailed explanation-5: -At first there was widespread hostility against the Fugitive Slave Law. But then public opinion in the North changed to support it. The law was part of the Compromise of 1850 that many Northerners believed was the “final settlement” of the slavery issue to keep the Union together.