"Out of the blue, the <span>cavalry comes to the rescue."</span>
Emperor Frederick Barbarossa, King Philip II of France, King Richard I of England
Answer: It was the Fugitive Slave Law.
Explanation: It was the Fugitive Slave Law. Indeed, it forced the federal and judicial authorities of Free states to aid Southern officials or slave owners to capture fugitive runaway slaves or be fined of $1000 dollars if they refused. It also forced citizens of Free states to participate in a posse to capture the fleeing slave if ordered to do so by federal marshals. Even Free blacks could be arrested as runaway slaves if a southern slave owner claimed property over them.
The secret ballot was introduced in the 1920’s so the voter can vote anonymously. it was to prevent the voter from getting stereotyped, hated on, threatened, etc. by others who were against who the voter voted for. it was also not wanting their name out there for others to know who they voted for,
just for a sense of the voter wanting their own privacy/space in general.
