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The "Original" Fugitive Slave Act of 1793
- Authorized local governments to seize and return escapees to their owners and imposed penalties on anyone who aided in their flight
- Enacted by Congress
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Period: to
Mexican American War
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Compromise of 1850
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The Amended Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
- Required that slaves be returned to their owners, even if they were in a free state. Officials who did not arrest someone allegedly escaping from slavery and made them liable to a fine of $1,000
- Drafted by Senator James M. Mason of Virginia and enforced by the federal government
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Uncle Tom’s Cabin
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Bleeding Kansas
Between 1854-1859 -
Kansas Nebraska Act
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Caning of Sumner
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Dred Scott Decision
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Period: to
Lincoln Douglas Debate
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Election of 1860