Fugitive Slave Act of 1793

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:appliesTo	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:approvedBy	slave owners to pursue and capture escaped slaves local officials to assist in the capture of fugitive slaves
gptkbp:controversy	opposed by abolitionists
gptkbp:dateEnacted	February 12, 1793
gptkbp:enactedBy	gptkb:United_States_Congress
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Fugitive Slave Act of 1793
gptkbp:influenced	gptkb:Underground_Railroad
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:penalty	fines for aiding fugitive slaves
gptkbp:purpose	to provide for the return of escaped slaves to their owners
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:United_States_Constitution_Article_IV,_Section_2,_Clause_3 gptkb:Fugitive_Slave_Act_of_1850
gptkbp:repealedBy	gptkb:Fugitive_Slave_Act_of_1850
gptkbp:signedBy	gptkb:George_Washington
gptkbp:status	repealed
gptkbp:subject	slavery in the United States fugitive slaves
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Presidency_of_George_Washington gptkb:Fugitive_Slave_Act_of_1850
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5