sep 18, 1850 - The Fugitive Slave Act

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-The Fugitive Slave Act was a federal law that was passed as part of the Compromise of 1850. This provided southern slaveholders with legal weapons to capture the slaves who had escaped to the free states.
-Slave holders, Northern free-soilers, and abolitionists
-The Fugitive Slave Act led to the Civil War because it increased pressure from Southern politicians. Part of Henry Clay's compromise forcibly compelled citizens to assist in the capture of runaway slaves, which led to the war.

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