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All escaped slaves were, upon capture, to be returned to their masters and that officials and citizens of free states had to cooperate in this law. Abolitionists nicknamed it the "Bloodhound Law" for the dogs that were used to track down runaway slaves. The Fugitive Slave acts are federal laws that allowed the return of runaway slaves in the United States, it was enacted by congress in 1793.

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Congress was involved, they are the ones who made the law. The Northern and Southern States were involved too.

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September 18, 1850, as part of the Compromise of 1850 between Southern slave-holding interests and Northern Free-Soilers.

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It affected all the states, the southern and the Northern

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This event took place because slaves were  "Fugitive Slave Acts were a pair of federal laws that allowed for the capture and return of runaway slaves within the territory of the United States. Enacted by Congress in 1793, the first Fugitive Slave Act authorized by local governments" This is why this event took place.

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How did this help expand the United States to fulfill the idea of Manifest Destiny?

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How did this help expand the United States to fulfill the idea of Manifest Destiny?

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This helped the united states because it helped create the boundaries of slavery, it also allows the states to make one union.

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Law-enforcement officials everywhere were required to arrest people suspected of being a runaway slave on as little as a claimant's sworn testimony of ownership. The suspected slave could not ask for a jury trial or testify on his or her own behalf.[6] In addition, any person aiding a runaway slave by providing food or shelter was subject to six months' imprisonment and a $1,000 fine. Officers who captured a fugitive slave were entitled to a bonus or promotion for their work.

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“Fugitive Slave Act of 1850.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 5 Dec. 2017, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fugitive_Slave_Act_of_1850.

History.com Staff. “Fugitive Slave Acts.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 2009, www.history.com/topics/black-history/fugitive-slave-acts.