jan 1, 1850 - The Fugitive Slave Act
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The law said the northern police had to help capture runaway slaves but the police would get the wrong slaves and the southerns still said "ya thats my slave thanks!"
Fugitive Slave Acts: cartoon criticizing Fugitive Slave Acts. Image. Britannica School, Encyclopædia Britannica, 1 Nov. 2017. school.eb.com/levels/middle/assembly/view/178977. Accessed 18 Jan. 2018
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Civil War causes - Zachery I.
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