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What did the Fugitive Slave Act require free states to do?

Help capture escaped slaves.

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  1. Ban cotton farming
  2. Help capture escaped slaves ✔
  3. Free all enslaved people

Why: The Fugitive Slave Act required free states to cooperate with slave owners when attempting to capture escaped slaves.

Huh, didn't know that: The Fugitive Slave Act required free states to cooperate with slave owners when attempting to capture escaped slaves.

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Answer: Help capture escaped slaves. The Fugitive Slave Act required free states to cooperate with slave owners when attempting to capture escaped slaves.

  1. History of the United States en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_United_States
    requiring free states to cooperate with slave owners when attempting to capture escaped slaves
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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