Many Southern states responded to the acceptance of slavery by enacting fugitive slave acts, which required slaves who had escaped, even to a free state, to be returned to their owners.

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This statement is true. Many Southern states did enact fugitive slave acts, which required escaped slaves to be returned to their owners, regardless of whether they had fled to a free state.

Many Southern States Responded to the Acceptance of Slavery by Enacting