Impact of the Compromise of 1850
{"Image DocumentName": "Impact of the Compromise of 1850", "Image ImageDescription": "Chapter 16, Section 2. Provisions of the Fugitive Slave Act of All citizens must help catch runaway slaves. People who let fugitives escape could be fined  1,000 and jailed. Special courts would handle cases of runaways. There would be no jury trials. Judges would receive  10 for sending an accused runaway to the South and  5 for setting someone free. Response to the Fugitive Slave Act. Some judges sent African Americans to the South whether or not they were runaways. The act enraged antislavery northerners. It made them feel as if they were part of the slave system. Tensions remained high because neither side got what it wanted.", "Image XResolution": "37", "Image YResolution": "37", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Centimeter", "Image Software": "SlidePlayer", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Centered"}