Fugitive Slave Act<span> of 1793 was a Federal </span>law<span> which was written with the intent to enforce Article 4, Section 2 of the United States Constitution, which required the return of runaway </span>slaves<span>. It sought to force the authorities in free states to return </span>fugitive slaves<span>to their masters.</span>
Although most of Latin America was colonized by Spain, the countries of Portugal and France also had major influences on the region. Due to war and disease, native populations were decimated.
