THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
MISSOURI COMPROMISE OF 1820
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The underground railroad was ended
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Slaves that ran-away would be jailed
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Made it illegal for slaveholders to recapture their slaves
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Made it easier for slaveholders to find and reclaim runaway 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 Law of 1850 was part of the Compromise of 1850. This law required the United States government to actively assist slave holders in recapturing freedom seekers. Under the United States Constitution, slave holders had the right to reclaim slaves who ran away to free states.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Act was later strengthened at the insistence of the slave states of the American South by the Compromise of 1850, which required state governments and the residents of free states to enforce the capture and return of fugitive slaves.