Browse Items (51 total) Browse All Browse by Tag Search Items Previous Page of 6 Sort by: Title Creator Date Added Effects of the Fugitive-Slave-Law Fugitive Slave of 1850 tremendously benefitted slave owners. The act required that slaves must be returned to their owners if they escape, even if they escaped to free states. Tags: Effects of Slave Law, Fugitive, Slave Act Previous Page of 6 Featured Item No featured items are available.