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Essentials. Government & civics. Episode 213, The Fugitive Slave Act / produced by Makematic.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Fugitive slave law (1850).
- United States.
- Civics.
- Fugitive slaves--United States.
- Fugitive slaves.
- United States--History.
- United States--Politics and government.
- Genre:
- Educational films.
- Short films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (3 minutes)
- Other Title:
- Fugitive Slave Act
- Place of Publication:
- Belfast, Northern Ireland : Makematic, 2024.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- System Details:
- video file
- Summary:
- The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 gave the federal government new powers to capture and return escaped enslaved people, but its failures intensified divisions between Northern and Southern states.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed March 10, 2025).
- OCLC:
- 1514633603
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