Which of the following statements is true of the Fugitive Slave Law?
A)It protected free blacks in the North.
B)It protected escaped slaves who made it into the North.
C)It required all runaway slaves be returned to their masters.
D)It allowed slave owners to free their slaves according to their will.
E)It protected northern slaves who worked independently in the cities.

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The Fugitive Slave Law, part of the Compromise of 1850, mandated that escaped slaves found in any state be captured and returned to their masters, significantly impacting the lives of escaped slaves and increasing tensions between the North and South.

Which of the Following Statements Is True of the Fugitive