Background
To protect the institution of slavery and to keep the nation united.
When was the act written?
1850
How many sections are in the Fugitive Slave Act?
10 sections
Who was the original senator who set out to push this act?
Henry Clay
What did the passage of the act force citizens to do?
It required citizens to assist in the recovery of fugitive slaves
How much money were marshalls on a delivery of a fugitive?
10 dollars
What was the Fugitive Slave Act a part of on a bigger scale?
The Compromise of 1850
What was the response from abolitionists to the passage of this act?
Made abolitionists all the more resolved to put an end to slavery and many who had previously been uncertain about slavery now took a definitive stance against the institution.
What is the punishment for helping a fugitive slave?
A fine of no more than 1000 dollars and a prison sentence of no longer than 6 months.
Name some things apart from the Fugitive Slave Act established by the Compromise of 1850.
Slave trade banned in the District of Columbia
New territories were organized into the Union without the mention of slavery
California admitted as a free state
How many people migrated to Canada in the ten years after the act went into effect?
20,000 people
What does Section 6 of the act imply?
If a slave were to run away, the owner has the ability to request a warrant or physically capture the slave and no trials or protection are provided for the fugitive.