Is the bloodhound act the same as the fugitive slave act of 1850

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Jaelyn Maddox

3 July, 14:03

Is the bloodhound act the same as the fugitive slave act of 1850

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Fugitive Slave Acts. Fugitive Slave Acts, in U. S. history, statutes passed by Congress in 1793 and 1850 (and repealed in 1864) that provided for the seizure and return of runaway slaves who escaped from one state into another or into a federal territory.