Because the colonists took the land owned by the American Indians
He wanted to retain Progressive support for his election
Do you mean the fugitive slave act? If so then it is false. The fugitive slave act states that a slave is required to be returned to their owner even if they live in a free state.
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The 14th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified and granted citizenship to “all persons born or naturalized in the United States,” which included former slaves recently freed