The Fugitive Slave Law of 1850 Included All of the Following

question 25

Multiple Choice

The Fugitive Slave Law of 1850 included all of the following provisions EXCEPT

• A) the requirement that fugitive slaves be returned from Canada.
• B) denial of a jury trial to runaway slaves.
• C) denial of fleeing slaves' right to testify on their own behalf.
• D) the penalty of imprisonment for northerners who helped slaves to escape.
• E) a higher payment to the federal official responsible for determining the case of a fugitive if the official determined that the fugitive was a slave and not a free black person.

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