What was a provision of the Fugitive Slave Act?

Question

1. All runaway slaves must be returned to their owners.
2. All slaves must have a written pass to leave the plantations.
3. If a slave made it to a free territory, he was free.
4. Slaves trying to run away were relocated.

Answer 1

The correct provision of the Fugitive Slave Act is:

1. All runaway slaves must be returned to their owners.

The Fugitive Slave Act, enacted in 1850, required that escaped slaves be returned to their owners even if they were found in a free state. This act was part of a larger compromise between free and slave states and was aimed at addressing the issue of runaway slaves in the United States.