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Fugitive Slave Acts - Student Encyclopedia (Ages 11 and up) The Fugitive Slave Acts were statutes, passed by the U.S. Congress in 1793 and 1850, that provided for the capture and return of escaped slaves to their owners. These laws applied even if an escaped slave was captured in a free state or territory.
The Fugitive Slave act was part of the Compromise of 1850. The compromise of 1850 said any new states would be free states as long as they passed the fugitive slave act. This â¦ act made Northerners turn in runaway slaves.  The Compromise of 1850 admitted California as a free state, and  gave the South stricter Fugitive Slave Laws as a way to balance  the deal. It also gave Kansas and Nebraska territories the right to  decide for themselves whether to allow slavery or not.