The Fugitive Slave Law of 1850 included all of the following provisions EXCEPT
A) the requirement that fugitive slaves be returned from Canada.
B) denial of a jury trial to runaway slaves.
C) denial of fleeing slaves' right to testify on their own behalf.
D) the penalty of imprisonment for northerners who helped slaves to escape.
E) a higher payment to the federal official responsible for determining the case of a fugitive if the official determined that the fugitive was a slave and not a free black person.

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The Fugitive Slave Law of 1850 did not require the return of fugitive slaves from Canada, as Canada was a separate country and outside the jurisdiction of U.S. laws.

The Fugitive Slave Law of 1850 Included All of the Following