Plantation owners had a great deal of influence over the politics and government of Texas before the Civil War. Using the information you learned in your lectures, speculate why plantation owners had so much power and influence, especially on laws regarding slavery. HURRY PLEASE

Which of the following statements about the fugitive slave act of 1850 is not accurate. a. marshals who refused to arrest a suspected fugitive could be fined $1,000. b. slave owners had to present evidence that an african american in the north was a fugitive slave. c. any person who provided food or shelter to a fugitive slave could be find $1000 and placed in jail for six months. d. it required all federal marshals to arrest any african-american suspected of being a runaway slave.