The Fugitive Slave Act is the provision which states that all all runaway enslaved people should be return to their owners either by voluntary act or by capturing.
Some of the escaped slaves faced harsh punishments after being recaptured or returned. For instance, they were given punishments like amputation of limbs, whippings etc.
The important consequence of the Fugitive Slave Act 1850 was that its improved the relationship between the North and South because the runaway enslaved people were being captured and returned.
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