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What was the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850? Why was it important? Group of answer choices a. The Fugitive Slave Law required the U.S. government to actively assist slave owners in recapturing fugitive slaves. Under the Constitution, slave owners had the right to reclaim slaves who ran away anywhere in the country, even if they made it to free/Northern states. b. The Fugitive Slave Law declared that all African Americans – slaves as well as free – were not and could never become citizens of the U.S. The Supreme Court decision also declared the 1820 Missouri Compromise unconstitutional, thus permitting slavery in nearly all of the U.S. newly acquired territories.

          What was the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850? Why was it important?
Group of answer choices
a. The Fugitive Slave Law required the U.S. government to actively assist slave owners in recapturing fugitive slaves. Under the Constitution, slave owners had the right to reclaim slaves who ran away anywhere in the country, even if they made it to free/Northern states.
b. The Fugitive Slave Law declared that all African Americans – slaves as well as free – were not and could never become citizens of the U.S. The Supreme Court decision also declared the 1820 Missouri Compromise unconstitutional, thus permitting slavery in nearly all of the U.S. newly acquired territories.

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