The Fugitive Slave Clause of the Constitution Ensured That Slavery

question 97

Multiple Choice

The fugitive slave clause of the Constitution ensured that slavery would be

• A)outlawed by permanently banning the "migration or importation" of slaves to the United States.
• B)outlawed by declaring all slave owners to be "fugitives" under federal law.
• C)outlawed by preventing newly admitted states from legalizing slavery.
• D)protected by obligating free states to return runaway slaves to the state from which they escaped.

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