The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850

question 1

Multiple Choice

The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850

• A) required that runaway slaves have a trial by jury.
• B) allowed individual citizens to refuse to assist federal agents in capturing runaway slaves.
• C) allowed local authorities to protect runaway slaves from capture by federal agents.
• D) allowed federal commissioners to determine the fate of fugitives without a jury trial.
• E) was a betrayal of the Compromise of 1850.

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