It meant that Northerners in free states were obligated, regardless of their feelings towards slavery, to turn escaped slaves who had made it North back over to their Southern masters.
Answer:
I would say the fourth one.
Explanation:
I say this because Patriots were against the British rule so I think that because of that the British made it a rule to not talk about Independence form them.
Sorry if I'm wrong
Example of a US domestic policy would be Social Security.