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Northerners could buy and sell slaves in Washington, D.C.
Northerners could buy and sell slaves in Washington, D.C.
Citizens who helped a runaway slave could be imprisoned.
Citizens who helped a runaway slave could be imprisoned.
Congress declared that slavery was morally wrong.
Congress declared that slavery was morally wrong.
Popular sovereignty would decide the slave issue in New Mexico.
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The statement that was true under the new Fugitive Slave Act passed in 1850 is:
Citizens who helped a runaway slave could be imprisoned.
The Fugitive Slave Act mandated that citizens were required to assist in the capture of runaway slaves and imposed penalties on those who did not comply, effectively criminalizing assistance to those escaping slavery.
