1850-1859: Invasions, Racism, Slavery and Ethnic Cleansing

1850: UNITED STATES. Seems like the Fugitive Slave Act of 1793 and Article 4 Section 2 of the United States Constitution which mandates the return of escaped slaves to their "owners" just ain't doin' the job in the land of the free. So Congress passes a shiny, new Fugitive Slave Act to counter some difficulties in rounding up escaped slaves in some of the northern states. The new act imposes a