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Which provision of the Compromise of 1850 most directly addressed the issue of runaway enslaved people?
The admission of California as a free state.
The abolition of the slave trade in Washington, D.C.
The Fugitive Slave Act, which required citizens to assist in the capture of runaway enslaved people.
The decision to allow popular sovereignty in Utah and New Mexico territories.
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The Fugitive Slave Act, which required citizens to assist in the capture of runaway enslaved people.
Explanation: That provision mandated the return of escaped enslaved individuals, created federal mechanisms for capture and return, and imposed penalties on those who aided runaways.
Explanation: That provision mandated the return of escaped enslaved individuals, created federal mechanisms for capture and return, and imposed penalties on those who aided runaways.
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