The Fugitive Slave Act

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I CAN... Explain the Fugitive Slave Act and the Compromise of 1850

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.

What was the Fugitive Slave Act?

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How did the Fugitive Slave Act affect the federal government?

It became responsible for returning escaped slaves.

It was forced to abolish the slave trade.

It forced California to become a free state.

It required slave masters to free all their slaves.

Multiple Choice

The Fugitive Slave Act was part of the ____________________________ ?

Union and the Confederacy

Underground Railroad

Emancipation Proclamation

Compromise of 1850

Multiple Choice

Who were responsible for the Compromise of 1850?

Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglas

Jefferson Davis and Abraham Lincoln

Henry Clay and Stephen Douglas

Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was a free state?

Virginia

California

North Carolina

Tennessee

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What were a couple of causes and effects of the Fugitive Slave Act and the Compromise of 1850?

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