Question

Write three to five sentences describing the Fugitive Slave Act and why it was important

to the Compromise of 1850. y’all I need help

Answer 1

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Step-by-step explanation:

• Fugitive Slave act was a part of the Compromise of 1850
• Required that slaves be returned to their owners
• Prosecuted escaped slaves
• Took freedom away from already freed slaves
• The south's last effort to keep slaves
• Before the Civil War

• Was the start of the divide in the US (Confederacy VS Union)

Use these bullet points to create your paragraph, each bullet point could be its own sentence as long as you formulate it to makes sense together