1. Which of the following was part of the Fugitive Slave Act passed in 1850? A. Private citizens had to assist in the capture of
runaway slaves. B. Private citizens had to pay higher taxes for each runaway slave. C. Slave owners weren't allowed to chase escaped slaves into the North. D. It was now illegal for slaves to run away from their owners.
American colonists wanted freedom and believed England should not be able to control overseas. Jean-Jacques Rousseau was one of the most influential thinkers during the time period of the Enlightenment ... Therefore, American Colonists wanted independence from England.