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This law authorized local governments to seize and capture escaped slaves and imposed penalties on anyone who aided them.

A) The Missouri Compromise

B) The Underground Railroad

C) Jim Crow Laws

D) The Fugitive Slave Act

D

Explanation:

Passed on September 18, 1850 by Congress, The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 was part of the Compromise of 1850. The act required that slaves be returned to their owners, even if they were in a free state. The act also made the federal government responsible for finding, returning, and trying escaped slaves.

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