Question

I WILL GIVE YOU BRAINLIEST!!!!!!!

Which of the following was part of the Fugitive Slave Act passed in 1850? 

       A. It was now illegal for slaves to run away from their owners. 
  B. Private citizens had to assist in the capture of runaway slaves.  
 C. Slave owners weren't allowed to chase escaped slaves into the North.   
D. Private citizens had to pay higher taxes for each runaway slave.

Answer 1

The correct answer is
B. Private citizens had to assist in the capture of runaway slaves. 

It was always illegal for slaves to leave. Up until the Fugitive Slave Act they could just run North and be free. After it even citizens from Northern states had to help and it was forbidden to assists a fugitive slave regardless of where the slave is.