Jamie

** The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 took place in the south. It began September 18, 1850. The events that lead up to the Fugitive slave act was that slaves kept escaping to the north. ** ** The people who were involved were African American slaves and the law enforcement. The slaves escaped to the north and got captured and sent back to their owners. The effect on slavery worsened because all the people who had the courage to leave and escaped to the north were to be captured and sent back. A federal Marshall said that a slave can be liable for a fine of $1,000 and time in jail of six months. Any person of law enforcement had the authority to arrest any suspected to be a runaway slave ** ** The quote for the Fugitive slave act was “Bloodhound law” because the dogs were used to track down the runaway slave. The location of course still exists because the event happened in the south. Well doesn’t really affect us that are living today but it does affect those living in that time. It affects the spouse, the children, the family and people around them. I am not in any way proud of this event because it took away the slaves freedom that had the courage to gain it. An interesting fact would be that the earlier Fugitive Slave act of 1793 was to force the authorities in free states to return fugitive slaves to their masters. Any person of law enforcement had the authority to arrest any suspected to be a runaway slave. **

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