Question

How did the compromise of 1850 affect african americans

Answer 1

The Compromise of 1850 included the Fugitive Slave Act, which became largely disputed within the northern free states. The Fugitive Slave Act stipulated that citizens of free states were required to return slaves found in the North. After the Act was passed many African Americans in the North fled to Canada.

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Answer 2

defused a four-year political confrontation between slave and free states regarding the status of territories acquired during the Mexican–American War