True. The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 included stricter provisions and heavier penalties compared to the Fugitive Slave Act of 1793. The 1850 Act mandated that residents of free states assist in the capture of escaped slaves and imposed harsher penalties for those who helped runaway slaves or for unauthorized persons attempting to rescue them. It was part of the Compromise of 1850 and was intended to appease Southern slaveholders, making it significantly more severe than the earlier law.
T / F The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850, with added provisions and heavier
punishments, was more harsh than the Fugitive Slave Act passed in 1793
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