What Does It Mean That the Fugitive Slave Clause Accorded

question 9

Multiple Choice

What does it mean that the fugitive slave clause accorded slave laws "extraterritoriality"?

• A) If a slave owner moved with his slaves to a state where slavery was abolished, he could still hold slaves.
• B) If a fugitive managed to cross state lines, he or she would no longer be considered a slave, but rather a free person with all the rights of someone who was born free.
• C) The Supreme Court would follow a standard procedure in returning slaves that had escaped across state lines to their owners.
• D) It was the responsibility of masters to apprehend their runaway slaves.
• E) The condition of bondage remained attached to the person even if he or she escaped to a state where slavery had been abolished.

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