1. Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 By: Daniella Adarve and Stephen Blount

2. Fugitive Slave Act of 1793 Slaves began fleeing to the North. A law was put in place so that slave owners could reclaim their slaves even if they were free. Prigg vs. Pensylvania Many flaws

3. Free At Last? Rights to the slaves Judges were often givens bonuses as incentives to “return” slaves to their masters If a fugitive was found they were to returned to their master. This caused some problems. “The colored men’s rights are less than those of a jackass” –Frederick Douglass

4. Fugitive Slave Act http://www.civil- war.net/pages/fugitive_slave_act.asp http://www.civil- war.net/pages/fugitive_slave_act.asp http://formaementis.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/ slave_kidnap_post_1851_boston.jpg

5. Who Did It? Slaves fled North vs. South Harriet Tubman South vs. North http://americanabolitionist.liberalarts.iupui.e du/reward2.jpg

6. Sources (Danzer, 2003) Danzer, G. A. (2003). The americans. McDougall Littell. ("The compromise of," ) compromise of 1850 and the fugitive slave act. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p2951.ht ml http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p2951.ht ml ("Fugitive slave act," ) Fugitive slave act of 1793. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.answers.com/topic/fugitive-slave- act-of-1793