What was the fugitive slave act?

The act required that slaves be returned to their owners, even if they were in a free state. They had to go back.

Explanation:

The Fugitive Slave Act or Fugitive Slave Law was passed by United States Congress on September 18, 1850, as part of the Compromise of 1850 between Southern interest in slavery and Nothern Free-Soilers.

it took two men to wrestle rome back from chaos and turn a republic into an empire. in the first century bc, rome was a republic. power lay in the hands of the senate, elected by roman citizens. but the senators were fighting for power between themselves.