- The Fugitive Slave Law was a part of the Compromise of 1850. The Compromise of 1850 allowed the admission of California as a free state in the United States. It also prohibited slave trading in the District of Columbia.
- The Fugitive Slave Act was created in 1793 to enforce that runaway slaves be returned to their rightful masters.
- The Fugitive Slave Law was an addition to the Fugitive Slave Act. This law added that legal and justice representatives of the United States had to return slaves that they found running away or be prone to a fine of $1,000.
- The law was created because officials were afraid that runaway slaves that were unattended would rebel against the nation
- Those who were caught protecting these runaway slaves were to be punished by spending six months in jail and pay a fine of about $1, 000. Slave owners could also decide if they wanted any other punishments to be laid on them
- Abolitionists opposed this law.
http://www.nationalcenter.org/FugitiveSlaveAct.html
http://www.zoomcoin.com/rare-coin-articles/civil-war-fugitive-slave-law-of-1850/
Mr. Anthony
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