Taylor Stagner
Primary Sources
"Effects of the Fugitive Slave Law." Teach US History |. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Oct. 2013.this article was mainly on the effects of the law for example,the free blacks living in north could no longer leagally prove they were free, many were sent back into slavery, thousands of the fugitives living in the north fled to canada, and it made northerns determined to end slavery.
"Fugitive Slave Acts." History.com. A&E Television Networks, n.d. Web. 27 Oct. 2013.This article was very helping in explaining exactly what the fugitive slave act was. It taught me that The Fugitive Slave Act was one of the most controversial acts in the early 19th century
"The Fugitive Slave Law (Memory): American Treasures of the Library of Congress."
The Fugitive Slave Law (Memory): American Treasures of the Library of Congress. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Oct. 2013.This article stated that the law that got passed in 1850 said that people were allowed to own slaves( which were usually black) and that the law was bad for the black slaves because it took away their rights as human beings
"Fugitive Slave Law." The Road to the Civil War. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Oct. 2013.This website explained that it was part of the compromise of 185, that many people argued that it was very helpful to the abolitionist slaves,they were opposed to its provisions and any officer who caught a fugitive slave got a bonus for their work.
Fugitve Slave Act. N.p., n.d. Web.This website explained each law in detail which helped better understand the whole law, each section stated what the laws were
Secondary Sources
"The Act of 1850." N.p., n.d. Web. they thought the act was worthless,the northers did not like the act, people conviceted: fines or imprisonment (or both)
"The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850." N.p., n.d. Web. This article was on The fugitve slave act of 1850, the act of 1850 said that slaves that escaped/left had to return to their masters if they were found!, the person that helped the slave escape was subjected to criminal sanctions,the first act was in 1793, as the north states tried abolishing slavery the act was rarely enforced!
"Fugitive Slave Act of 1850." N.p., n.d. Web. this website was very helpful, the act also said that when a slave was captured, they were to be taken to court or a commissioner, the slave wouldnt be tried by a jury , the slaves testimony wouldnt be paid much attention to what the slaves owner is the main evidence the slaves owner did not even have to attend the court date
"Fugitives from Labor." Fugitive Slaves. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Oct. 2013. individual states were charged with responsibility of returning of the fugitive slaves,the law proved ineffective and failed after year the gov issued a better slave law
"Effects of the Fugitive Slave Law." Teach US History |. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Oct. 2013. the laws were created to create a compromise between north and south, known as compromise of 1850, one of the resolutions was known as fugitive slave act this was very controversial
"Fugitive Slave Act." Fugitive Slave Act. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Oct. 2013. any black determined to be more than a certain number of miles from his jail home, congress enacted the act to assist south with maintaining a tight rein,the new law created a force,it was part of the group of lawsw referred to as compromise of 1850
"Fugitive Slave Acts." History.com. A&E Television Networks, n.d. Web. 27 Oct. 2013. congress passes act of 1793,this law imposed a $500 penality on any person who helpes harbor or conceal any esacped slaves,the act resulted many of the free blacks illeaglly captured and sold into slavery.
"Fugitive Slave Acts." History.com. A&E Television Networks, n.d. Web. 27 Oct. 2013. new england confederation and slave laws were later enacted in several of the 13 colonies ,new york passed a 1705 mesaure made to prevent runaway slaves from fleeing to canada, virgina,and maryland
"Fugitive Slave Acts." History.com. A&E Television Networks, n.d. Web. 27 Oct. 2013. they can impose penalties on anyonce who airded in their flight, 1793 law led to passage of the act of 1850 , the acts were among the most controversial laws of the early 19th century,northern states passed speical legislation in an attempt to cicumvent them
Amanda Paolillo
Primary Sources
The Underground Railroad. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Oct. 2013. <http://www.pbs.org/ wgbh/aia/part4/4p2944.html>. The underground railroad was a bunch of people that helped the slaves escape to both the north and to canada. Sometimes, there was a conducter that would act as a slave to guide the others north. They would move during the night, hiding in barns and other places out of the way. I included this information in the photo gallery in my project.
Fugitive Slave Law of 1850. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Oct. 2013. <http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Fugitive_Slave_Law_of_1850?rec=1483>. The Fugitive Slave Act was a part of the Compromise of 1850. The Compromise of 1850 was five bills that were passed in the United States in September 1850, these five bills defused a four-year confrontation between the slave states in the South and the free states in the North.
Slavery. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Oct. 2013. <http://www.masshist.org/longroad/01slavery/fsl.htm>. "The Fugitive Slave Law also established a separate
judicial system to process accused fugitive slaves. " I used this in my project by telling how the law established a separate judicial system.
Fugitive Slave Acts. History, n.d. Web. 21 Oct. 2013. <http://www.history.com/topics/fugitive-slave-acts>. On June 28, 1864 both of the slave acts were repealed.
Fugitive Slave Act. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Oct. 2013. <http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/ Fugitive+Slave+Act+of+1850>. "The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 mandated that states to which escaped slaves fled were obligated to return them to their masters "
Secondary Sources
Congress Enacts First Fugitive Slave Law. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Oct. 2013. <http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ congress-enacts-first-fugitive-slave-law>. "Congress passes the first fugitive slave law, requiring all states, including those that forbid slavery."
Background of the Fugitive Slave Law. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Oct. 2013. <http://www.civilwar.com/resources/government/ 148538-the-fugitive-slave-law.html>. Congress passed a series of laws known as the compromise of 1850.
Compromise and Fugitive Slave Acts. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Oct. 2013. <http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p2951.html>. This act was the most controversial of them all.
The Defeat and Triumph of a Fugitive Slave. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Oct. 2013. <http://www.virginiahamilton.com/virginia-hamilton-books/anthony-burns/>. Anthony Burns was 20 when he escaped, he lived as a free man for a short time. The he was arrested and held without bail
fugitive slave laws. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Oct. 2013. <http://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/history/fugitive-slave-laws.html>.
the federal acts of 1793 and 1850 providing return of escaped black slaves.
Fugitive Slaves. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Oct. 2013. <http://www.slavenorth.com/ fugitive.htm>. Slaves were auctioned in the market house of Philadelphia.
Primary Sources
"Effects of the Fugitive Slave Law." Teach US History |. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Oct. 2013.this article was mainly on the effects of the law for example,the free blacks living in north could no longer leagally prove they were free, many were sent back into slavery, thousands of the fugitives living in the north fled to canada, and it made northerns determined to end slavery.
"Fugitive Slave Acts." History.com. A&E Television Networks, n.d. Web. 27 Oct. 2013.This article was very helping in explaining exactly what the fugitive slave act was. It taught me that The Fugitive Slave Act was one of the most controversial acts in the early 19th century
"The Fugitive Slave Law (Memory): American Treasures of the Library of Congress."
The Fugitive Slave Law (Memory): American Treasures of the Library of Congress. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Oct. 2013.This article stated that the law that got passed in 1850 said that people were allowed to own slaves( which were usually black) and that the law was bad for the black slaves because it took away their rights as human beings
"Fugitive Slave Law." The Road to the Civil War. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Oct. 2013.This website explained that it was part of the compromise of 185, that many people argued that it was very helpful to the abolitionist slaves,they were opposed to its provisions and any officer who caught a fugitive slave got a bonus for their work.
Fugitve Slave Act. N.p., n.d. Web.This website explained each law in detail which helped better understand the whole law, each section stated what the laws were
Secondary Sources
"The Act of 1850." N.p., n.d. Web. they thought the act was worthless,the northers did not like the act, people conviceted: fines or imprisonment (or both)
"The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850." N.p., n.d. Web. This article was on The fugitve slave act of 1850, the act of 1850 said that slaves that escaped/left had to return to their masters if they were found!, the person that helped the slave escape was subjected to criminal sanctions,the first act was in 1793, as the north states tried abolishing slavery the act was rarely enforced!
"Fugitive Slave Act of 1850." N.p., n.d. Web. this website was very helpful, the act also said that when a slave was captured, they were to be taken to court or a commissioner, the slave wouldnt be tried by a jury , the slaves testimony wouldnt be paid much attention to what the slaves owner is the main evidence the slaves owner did not even have to attend the court date
"Fugitives from Labor." Fugitive Slaves. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Oct. 2013. individual states were charged with responsibility of returning of the fugitive slaves,the law proved ineffective and failed after year the gov issued a better slave law
"Effects of the Fugitive Slave Law." Teach US History |. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Oct. 2013. the laws were created to create a compromise between north and south, known as compromise of 1850, one of the resolutions was known as fugitive slave act this was very controversial
"Fugitive Slave Act." Fugitive Slave Act. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Oct. 2013. any black determined to be more than a certain number of miles from his jail home, congress enacted the act to assist south with maintaining a tight rein,the new law created a force,it was part of the group of lawsw referred to as compromise of 1850
"Fugitive Slave Acts." History.com. A&E Television Networks, n.d. Web. 27 Oct. 2013. congress passes act of 1793,this law imposed a $500 penality on any person who helpes harbor or conceal any esacped slaves,the act resulted many of the free blacks illeaglly captured and sold into slavery.
"Fugitive Slave Acts." History.com. A&E Television Networks, n.d. Web. 27 Oct. 2013. new england confederation and slave laws were later enacted in several of the 13 colonies ,new york passed a 1705 mesaure made to prevent runaway slaves from fleeing to canada, virgina,and maryland
"Fugitive Slave Acts." History.com. A&E Television Networks, n.d. Web. 27 Oct. 2013. they can impose penalties on anyonce who airded in their flight, 1793 law led to passage of the act of 1850 , the acts were among the most controversial laws of the early 19th century,northern states passed speical legislation in an attempt to cicumvent them
Amanda Paolillo
Primary Sources
The Underground Railroad. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Oct. 2013. <http://www.pbs.org/ wgbh/aia/part4/4p2944.html>. The underground railroad was a bunch of people that helped the slaves escape to both the north and to canada. Sometimes, there was a conducter that would act as a slave to guide the others north. They would move during the night, hiding in barns and other places out of the way. I included this information in the photo gallery in my project.
Fugitive Slave Law of 1850. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Oct. 2013. <http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Fugitive_Slave_Law_of_1850?rec=1483>. The Fugitive Slave Act was a part of the Compromise of 1850. The Compromise of 1850 was five bills that were passed in the United States in September 1850, these five bills defused a four-year confrontation between the slave states in the South and the free states in the North.
Slavery. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Oct. 2013. <http://www.masshist.org/longroad/01slavery/fsl.htm>. "The Fugitive Slave Law also established a separate
judicial system to process accused fugitive slaves. " I used this in my project by telling how the law established a separate judicial system.
Fugitive Slave Acts. History, n.d. Web. 21 Oct. 2013. <http://www.history.com/topics/fugitive-slave-acts>. On June 28, 1864 both of the slave acts were repealed.
Fugitive Slave Act. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Oct. 2013. <http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/ Fugitive+Slave+Act+of+1850>. "The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 mandated that states to which escaped slaves fled were obligated to return them to their masters "
Secondary Sources
Congress Enacts First Fugitive Slave Law. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Oct. 2013. <http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ congress-enacts-first-fugitive-slave-law>. "Congress passes the first fugitive slave law, requiring all states, including those that forbid slavery."
Background of the Fugitive Slave Law. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Oct. 2013. <http://www.civilwar.com/resources/government/ 148538-the-fugitive-slave-law.html>. Congress passed a series of laws known as the compromise of 1850.
Compromise and Fugitive Slave Acts. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Oct. 2013. <http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p2951.html>. This act was the most controversial of them all.
The Defeat and Triumph of a Fugitive Slave. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Oct. 2013. <http://www.virginiahamilton.com/virginia-hamilton-books/anthony-burns/>. Anthony Burns was 20 when he escaped, he lived as a free man for a short time. The he was arrested and held without bail
fugitive slave laws. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Oct. 2013. <http://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/history/fugitive-slave-laws.html>.
the federal acts of 1793 and 1850 providing return of escaped black slaves.
Fugitive Slaves. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Oct. 2013. <http://www.slavenorth.com/ fugitive.htm>. Slaves were auctioned in the market house of Philadelphia.