Question

How did the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 advance the abolitionist cause?

Answer 1

Answer:

In 1850 Congress adopted a revised Fugitive Slave Act, increasing pressure from Southern politicians.

More passionate criticism and resistance than the previous measures were met with the Fugitive Slave Act in 1850.

Explanation:

This new law force citizens to assist in the capture of the herried, a part of Henry Clay's famous 1850 compromise—a group of bills that contributed to a quiet early call for southern secession. It also denied the right to a trial by a jury and increased the penalty to $1,000 and six months of imprisonment for interfering in the surrender process.

In order to ensure the enforcement of the statute, the law of 1850 also gave federal Commissioners control over individual cases. These officers had been paid for returning an alleged defect rather than for releasing them, which led many to argue that the law was biased towards southern slaveholders.

In the 1850s, the Underground Railway peaked and many enslaved people escaped U.S. jurisdiction to Canada.

Resistance also boiled in riots and uprisings sometimes.