Question

Which of the following required all states to return fugitive slaves to their owners?

a) the great compromise
b) the Connecticut compromise
c) the three-fifths compromise

Answer 1

The "Fugitive Slave Clause" required a that all states return fugitive slaves to their owners. This was a part of the series of compromises in the writing of the U.S. Constitution, it is most closely linked to the 3/5 Compromise (C).