Question

I am not sure how to answer this question; Describe the Fugitive Slave Act in terms that show it did not go far enough. I know how to answer describe the Fugitive Slave Act, but not the second part of the question in terms that show it did not go far enough?

Answer 1

The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 took the basic language of the 1793 law and strengthened it. It penalized officials who did not arrest runaways and made them liable to a $1,000 fine. The suspected slave could not ask for a jury trial or testify on his or her own behalf.

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