The first support explained what the fugitive slave law was and what it stated. The fugitive slave law stated that “anyone who was caught helping a fugitive slave to escape face thousands of dollars in fines and as many as six months in jail”. It also meant that the North was going to help the South return slaves who had escaped back to their original slave owners.
The second support explained why the fugitive law was created. The reading said that the fugitive slave law was created to heal the growing division between the North and South. It was also created to bring peace between the North and South, according to this quote from the reading, “...the U.S. Congress had traded away the hard won freedom of fugitive slaves for peace between the
The second support explained why the fugitive law was created. The reading said that the fugitive slave law was created to heal the growing division between the North and South. It was also created to bring peace between the North and South, according to this quote from the reading, “...the U.S. Congress had traded away the hard won freedom of fugitive slaves for peace between the