It originated from a Roman festival call Lupercalia in the middle of Feb in which boys drew out names of girls as a celebration.
Fugitive Slave Acts. Fugitive Slave Acts, in U.S. history, statutes passed by Congress in 1793 and 1850 (and repealed in 1864) that provided for the seizure and return of runaway slaves who escaped from one state into another or into a federal territory.
*Virginia depended on cash crops and trade with GBR.
