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How did the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 affect enslavement?

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A slave who escaped the south and went to the north even after declared free can be claimed by their owner which affected the slaves very badly because if they ran away and settled in a north territory, that they can be claimed by their owner and be a slave even if they are free.

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Answer:it stopped enslavers from looking for people who had run away

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