SlaveryEscaped slaves were now no longer safe in the boundaries of free states. Slave hunters could cross borders to collect the fugitives. Some freed slaves were wrongly accused of being fugitives and sent back into slavery. The act negatively influenced African American people and outraged antislavery causes.
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NorthThe act required all citizens to find runaway slaves. It created more tension with the south and made them feel as if they were part of the slave system.
TodayThe Act was a cause of the Civil War, therefore helped abolish slavery in our country. Although slavery is still a problem among the world, equality is a major belief in our country today. Barack Obama is the first African American president and, although wars are always devastating, it helped shape a better future.
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SouthIt aided the southern plantation owners by getting their escaped slaves back, or even to kidnap free people and create more slaves.
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