Which of the following best describes a provision of the Fugitive Slave Act? The act denied enslaved people the right to a trial by jury. The act granted Northerners the right to protect fugitives. The act shielded citizens from turning in fugitives. The act granted fugitives freedom after a period of one year.

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29 January, 14:59

Which of the following best describes a provision of the Fugitive Slave Act? The act denied enslaved people the right to a trial by jury. The act granted Northerners the right to protect fugitives. The act shielded citizens from turning in fugitives. The act granted fugitives freedom after a period of one year.

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Stanley Sellers · Answer 1

With the given options, the one that best describes a provision of the Fugitive Slave Act is "The act granted Northerners the right to protect fugitives." The Fugitive Slave Act was a component of the Compromise of 1850 between Southern slave-holding interests and Northern Free-Soilers.