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In Baltimore County, and likely throughout Central Maryland, fleeing slaves did not have to resort to coercion or chicanery to gain accomplices. Among blacks, family members often offered assistance.
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Did the north become safe to slaves after the fugitive slave act?
no because the act declared that any fugitive slaves in the northhad to be returned
What laws punished northerners who assisted escaped slaves?
fugitive slave lawsThe Fugitive Act
Was the fugitive slave act controversial?
It required citizens to assit in the recovery of fugitive slaves.
What required people in all states to help slaveowners catch their runaway slaves?
The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 required people in all states to help slaveowners catch their runaway slaves by allowing for the arrest and return of fugitive slaves to their owners, even in free states. It also imposed penalties on those who aided or harbored fugitive slaves, making it a crime to assist escaped slaves.
Why did former slaves migrate to southern states?
People don't migrate, but animals migrate. Former slaves were all ready located in the southern states.
What kept the fugitive slave law from being effective?
Abolitionists hid fugitive slaves in their homes.
Who was known for assisting fugitive slaves?
Harriet Tubman
What did the fugitive law as included in the Compromise of 1850 serve to?
The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 served the masters of runaway slaves. The slaves were tracked down and returned to their masters.
Why did some fugitive slaves flee to Canada rather then stay in northern states?
Passage of Fugitive Slave Act in 1850 meant increased penalties against fugitive slaves and those who aided them. This lead many slaves to leave US territory altogether and seek refuge in Canada to evade US law.
Why did the slaves of the Underground Railroad need to make it to Canada?
The Fugitive Slave Act allowed for escaped slaves to be captured and returned to their owners so long as they remained in the United states. Not even fugitive slaves residing in states without slavery were safe. Therefore, it was important for escaped slaves to make their way to Canada, where the Fugitive Slave Act had no power.
What were two changes made to the fugitive slave law of 1850?
Two changes made to the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850 were the establishment of federal commissioners to handle cases of alleged fugitive slaves and the denial of a jury trial to those accused of being fugitive slaves. Additionally, this law imposed harsh penalties on anyone found to be helping or harboring fugitive slaves.
What act turned in slaves when they escaped?
Fugitive Slave Act
