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aug 16, 1850 - The Fugitive Slave Law

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The law made slave owners mad because they lost their slaves and money. Former salves left for Canada and England. The law was made to say that escaped slaves would be brought back and punished. Anyone who didn't capture a slave they would be fined 1000 dollars.

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aug 16, 1850
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~ 175 years ago