How did the Fugitive Slave Act change in 1850?

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Alex Anderson · Answer 1 · 2022-01-29T18:29:43+0000

The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 increased the weight of federal power behind the rendition process, provided additional administrative facilities to slaveholders for reclamation, and stiffened penalties for harboring, concealing, aiding and abetting fugitive slaves, or in any way obstructing the law.

PermaNoob · Answer 2 · 2022-02-04T02:03:13+0000

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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.

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