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What happened during the fugitive slave act?

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Answer:

Slaves were returned to their owners even if they were in a place that had outlawed slavery

Step-by-step explanation:

This new law forcibly compelled citizens to assist in the capture of runaways as part of the Compromise of 1850 between Southern slave-holding interests and Northern Free-Soilers.

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