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What did the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 do? A It allowed slaves to escape to Canada. B It allowed slaves to escape to the free North. C It gave slave owners the right to recapture their runaway slaves. D It gave northerners the right to hide and protect runaway slaves.

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C

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C , this was before the civil war in 1861 and it required all captured escaped slaves to be brought to their masters.
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