Research Topic 3  – The Fugitive Slave Act

Using the Internet sources provided, research the following facts on The Fugitive Slave Act.

History of the Underground Railroad
http://history.rochester.edu/class/ugrr/hor2.html

Fugitive Slave Act
http://nationalcenter.org/FugitiveSlaveAct.html

Government Documents – Compromise of 1850
http://ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=old&doc=27

Slavery in Massachusetts
http://transcendentalists.com/slavery_in_ma.htm

 1.     What was the Fugitive Slave Act?

 2.     When was it enacted?

3.  Why is the Fugitive Slave Act called the Compromise of 1850?

4.     What impact did the Fugitive Slave Act have on the Underground Railroad?

5.   Which Senator introduced the Fugitive Slave Act?

6.  Where did Henry David Thoreau stand on the Act?