Fugitive slave laws in the United States
The fugitive slave laws were laws passed by the United States Congress in 1793 and 1850 to provide for the return of enslaved people who escaped from one state into another state or territory. The idea of the fugitive slave law was derived from the Fugitive Slave Clause which is in the United States Constitution (Article IV, Section 2, Paragraph 3). It was thought that forcing states to deliver freedom seekers back to enslavement violated states' rights due to state sovereignty and was believed that seizing state property should not be left up to the states. The Fugitive Slave Clause states that freedom seekers "shall be delivered up on Claim of the Party to whom such Service or Labour may be due", which abridged state rights because forcing people back into enslavement was a form of retri
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Fugitive slave laws in the United States
The fugitive slave laws were laws passed by the United States Congress in 1793 and 1850 to provide for the return of enslaved people who escaped from one state into another state or territory. The idea of the fugitive slave law was derived from the Fugitive Slave Clause which is in the United States Constitution (Article IV, Section 2, Paragraph 3). It was thought that forcing states to deliver freedom seekers back to enslavement violated states' rights due to state sovereignty and was believed that seizing state property should not be left up to the states. The Fugitive Slave Clause states that freedom seekers "shall be delivered up on Claim of the Party to whom such Service or Labour may be due", which abridged state rights because forcing people back into enslavement was a form of retri
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Les lleis d'esclaus fugitius f ...... ència als esclaus sense jurat.
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The fugitive slave laws were l ...... nslaved people without a jury.
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逃亡奴隷法(とうぼうどれいほう、英: Fugitive sl ...... あるいは公有の領土へ逃亡した奴隷の返還を規定するものである。
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도망노예법(逃亡奴隸法, 영어: Fugitive slav ...... 또는 공유된 영토로 도망간 노예의 반환을 규정하였다.
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Les lleis d'esclaus fugitius f ...... a una forma de recuperar la pr
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The fugitive slave laws were l ...... nslavement was a form of retri
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逃亡奴隷法(とうぼうどれいほう、英: Fugitive sl ...... あるいは公有の領土へ逃亡した奴隷の返還を規定するものである。
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도망노예법(逃亡奴隸法, 영어: Fugitive slav ...... 또는 공유된 영토로 도망간 노예의 반환을 규정하였다.
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Fugitive slave laws in the United States
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Lleis dels esclaus fugitius als Estats Units
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逃亡奴隷法
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도망노예법
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