What Was a Requirement of the Fugitive Slave Act,part of the Compromise

question 57

Multiple Choice

What was a requirement of the Fugitive Slave Act,part of the Compromise of 1850?

• A) Any runaway slave who reached the North would be considered free.
• B) Slave commissioners received $10 for setting a slave free and $5 for returning a slave to his or her master.
• C) Slave owners needed three witnesses in order to claim a runaway.
• D) All citizens were expected to assist officials in apprehending runaway slaves.

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