Answer:
when they what? is that the question?
Explanation:
The fugitive slave act and the Dredd Scott Decision preceeded the sesession of the southern states.
The act guaranteed the rights of African Americans and made it illegal for others to infringe on those rights. Therefore the act established the rights of the freedmen and made it a crime to infringe on these rights. This is the first time in U.S. history that the rights of African Americans were officially established.
