Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:United_States_federal_law
|
| gptkbp:affects |
enslaved people
free Black people slaveholders |
| gptkbp:controversy |
increased tensions between North and South
|
| gptkbp:dateEnacted |
1793
|
| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:United_States_Congress
|
| gptkbp:enforcedBy |
local law enforcement
federal marshals |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Fugitive Slave Laws
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
the American Civil War
|
| gptkbp:legalStatusAfter1864 |
repealed
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:United_States
|
| gptkbp:notableCase |
gptkb:Prigg_v._Pennsylvania
gptkb:Ableman_v._Booth |
| gptkbp:opposedBy |
gptkb:abolitionist
Northern states |
| gptkbp:penaltyForAssistingEscapedSlaves |
imprisonment
fines |
| gptkbp:purpose |
to provide for the return of enslaved people who escaped from one state into another
|
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Underground_Railroad
Abolitionism slavery in the United States |
| gptkbp:repealedBy |
1864
personal liberty laws |
| gptkbp:secondEnacted |
1850
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Slave_Codes
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
|