Fugitive Slave Act
A law passed as part of the Compromise of 1850, which provided southern slaveholders with legal weapons to capture slaves who had escaped to the free states. The law was highly unpopular in the North and helped to convert many previously indifferent northerners to antislavery.
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How to use Fugitive Slave Act in a sentence
And Daniel Webster, a great opponent of slavery, supported the vile Compromise of 1850, Fugitive Slave Act and all.
When the Fugitive Slave Act went into operation, they received warning that the hounds were on their track.
The Duty of Disobedience to the Fugitive Slave Act | Lydia Maria ChildThe application of it would at once annul the Fugitive Slave Act, and abolish slavery.
The Duty of Disobedience to the Fugitive Slave Act | Lydia Maria ChildOnce the positive upholders of the Fugitive Slave Act, they now demand its unconditional repeal.
Charles Sumner; his Complete Works, v. 4-20 | Charles SumnerHere, again, is an effort against the enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Act.
Charles Sumner; his Complete Works, v. 4-20 | Charles Sumner
On the presentation of petitions against the Fugitive Slave Act, from time to time, he was met by similar checks.
Charles Sumner; his Complete Works, v. 4-20 | Charles Sumner
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