The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 Video Questions: Answer Key
1. Was Ohio a free State? What does being a free state mean?
Yes, Ohio was a free state. A free state means it does not have slavery.
2. True or False
The Fugitive Slave Act stated that slaves that ran away to
the North could be captured by their owner or a bounty hunter and then
sent back to the South.
3. What does the print shop owner think about the Fugitive Slave Act? Do you
agree with his opinion?
The print shop owner disagrees with the law and doesn’t think it will work.
He doesn’t like how public officials are searching everyone’s property for
runaway slaves, and he doesn’t like working for bounty hunters.
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