sep 18, 1850 - Fugitive slave act is passed
Description:
-Made it easy for slaveowners to recapture ex-slaves or pick up blacks they claimed had run away.
-Served as a concession to southern states in return for the admission of Mexican war territories (esp California) into the Union as free states.
-Signed by President Fillmore, supported by Daniel Webster
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