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The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850

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The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850


A) required that runaway slaves have a trial by jury.
B) allowed individual citizens to refuse to assist federal agents in capturing runaway slaves.
C) allowed local authorities to protect runaway slaves from capture by federal agents.
D) allowed federal commissioners to determine the fate of fugitives without a jury trial.
E) was a betrayal of the Compromise of 1850.

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