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Legislative acts passed by the United States Congress in 1793 and 1850; intended to facilitate the recapture and extradition of runaway slaves and ...
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a law passed by Congress in 1850 mainly to compel people in the northern states to assist in the capture and return of runaway slaves. Southerners were angry that many people in northern states were helping escaped slaves avoid capture. ...
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