How did the Fugitive Slave Act affect the legal systems of free states of the North?
It prompted the creation of new personal liberty laws.
It prevented attorneys from representing fugitive slaves in court.
It prompted passage of laws against personal liberties for fugitive slaves.
It changed how judges ruled at trials held in Northern courts.
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a. It prompted the creation of new personal liberty laws
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- The Fugitive Slave Acts were a set of federal laws allowing within the territory of the US the runaway black slaves to be apprehended and returned back to the owners. The first Fugitive Slave Act, passed by Congress in 1793, allowed local govts. to capture and reinstate escapees and penalize anyone who helped them flee.
- Many states in the North preferred the fugitive slave law to be disregarded. Some jurisdictions enacted "personal liberty laws," requiring a jury trial to be initiated before the alleged fleeing slaves could be returned; others prohibited the use of the local prison or state officials to assist in their arrest or return. In certain cases, juries denied to prosecute people convicted by federal statute.
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