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What is the purpose of the Fugitive Slave Act?

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Answer:all people are required to help capture runaway slaves

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Fugitive Slave Act of 1793 was a Federal law which was written with the intent to enforce Article 4, Section 2 of the United States Constitution, which required the return of runaway slaves. It sought to force the authorities in free states to return fugitive slavesto their masters.
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