Fugitive Slave Law of 1850

Fugitive Slave
z Law of 1850
By Sebastian Lorenzo and Nicolas Raudales
Nicolas
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Raudales
Introduction
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What was the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850?
 An act that required the

government and/or
citizens to return slaves to
their owners no matter
what states they were in.
 It is a revision of
an act enacted by
Congress in 1793.
Source:
https://www.battlefields.org/learn/primar
y-sources/fugitive-slave-act

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 Prosecuted citizens who housed/helped

slaves.
 Fine of $1,000 dollars and six months
of jail time.
 U.S. Marshals forced to chase and capture

slaves or face a penalty of $1,000 dollars.
 Escaped slaves could not have jury trials &

cannot present evidence.
Sources:
https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/fugitive-slave-acts
https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/dred-scott-case
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Connection to the Book
 "This one is mine, I've made it clear... you all have your local
customs going on here- I get that... But it doesn't belong to you.
The Fugitive Slave Law says I have a right to return this
property to its owner." (Pg. 191)
 The slave catcher Ridgeway says this while extracting Cora

from a mob that was going to kill her.
Nicolas
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Raudales
Conclusion
Sebastian
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Lorenzo
Introduction
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How Did People React to the Fugitive Slave
Law?
 Northern abolitionists were against this

law and acted to remove it.
 1858: Oberlin-Wellington Case, Ohio

citizens gathering to free a freedom-
seeking slave.
 Eventually, thirty-seven people

were indicted. Only two were
convicted.
Sources:
https://case.edu/ech/articles/o/oberlin-w
ellington-rescue
https://ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Fugitive
_Slave_Law_of_1850
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 Published by Hoff and

Bloede in 1850 in New
York
 Quotes Declaration of
Independence & Holy
Bible
Source:
https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/200866
1523/
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The Case of Anthony
Burns
 Burns found freedom in Boston, Massachusetts from
Virginia.
 He was eventually caught and put on trial.
 Groups of abolitionists crowded around the Boston

courthouse during the trial.
 One federal marshal was killed (James Batchelder).
 Protesters gathered along State Street the day of

Burns' transfer back to Virginia.
 Eventually, abolitionists bought his freedom and brought

him to Canada.
Source:
https://revolutionarycorridor.org/2021/03/29/the-fugitive-slave-act
-and-the-case-of-anthony-burns/
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Connection to the Book
 "Fear drove these people,

even more than cotton
money.... And because of that
fear, they erected a new
scaffolding of oppression on
the cruel foundation laid
hundreds of years before.
That was Sea Island cotton
the slaver had ordered for his
rows, but scattered among
the seeds were those of
violence and death, and that
crop grew fast. The whites
were right to be afraid. One
day the system would
collapse in blood." (Pg. 176)
Sebastian
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Lorenzo
Conclusion
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Bibliography
 Constitution. (n.d.). Fugitive Slave Act. American Battlefield Trust. Retrieved September 10, 2021, from
https://www.battlefields.org/learn/primary-sources/fugitive-slave-act.
 History.com Editors. (2009, December 2). Fugitive Slave Acts. History.com. Retrieved September 10, 2021, from
https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/fugitive-slave-acts.
 History.com Editors. (2009, October 27). Dred Scott Case. History.com. Retrieved September 10, 2021, from
https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/dred-scott-case.
 OBERLIN-WELLINGTON rescue: Encyclopedia of Cleveland History: Case Western Reserve University.

Encyclopedia of Cleveland History | Case Western Reserve University. (2018, May 22). Retrieved September 10,
2021, from https://case.edu/ech/articles/o/oberlin-wellington-rescue.
 Fugitive Slave Law of 1850. Fugitive Slave Law of 1850 - Ohio History Central. (n.d.). Retrieved September 10,
2021, from https://ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Fugitive_Slave_Law_of_1850.
 Kaufmann, T., & Bloede., H. &. (n.d.). Effects of the Fugitive Slave Law. Library of Congress. Retrieved
September 10, 2021, from https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2008661523/.
 Article by Meghan Arends UMass Boston History MA Student - Public History Track - Certificate in Archives.
(n.d.). Revolutionary Spaces, University of Massachusetts Boston, and the National Parks of Boston.
Revolutionary Corridor. Retrieved September 10, 2021, from
https://revolutionarycorridor.org/2021/03/29/the-fugitive-slave-act-and-the-case-of-anthony-burns/ .

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Fugitive Slave

 An act that required the

 Prosecuted citizens who housed/helped

 U.S. Marshals forced to chase and capture

 Escaped slaves could not have jury trials &

 The slave catcher Ridgeway says this while extracting Cora

 Northern abolitionists were against this

 1858: Oberlin-Wellington Case, Ohio

 Eventually, thirty-seven people

 Published by Hoff and

 He was eventually caught and put on trial.

 Groups of abolitionists crowded around the Boston

 One federal marshal was killed (James Batchelder).

 Protesters gathered along State Street the day of

 Eventually, abolitionists bought his freedom and brought

 "Fear drove these people,

 OBERLIN-WELLINGTON rescue: Encyclopedia of Cleveland History: Case Western Reserve University.

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