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In what year was the Fugitive Slave Act passed ?
Correct answer: C. 1850
- A. 1784
- B. 1841
- C. 1850
- D. 1857
Explanation
The Fugitive Slave Act was passed in 1850 as part of the Compromise of 1850. It required the return of escaped enslaved people and intensified sectional conflict before the Civil War.
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