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By 1840 there were 26 states making up the United States. That number had expanded to 31 states by 1850.
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The fugitive slave act went beyond just condoning slavery in the south. It made the northern states accomplices. Northern citizens were required by law to turn in escaped slaves. Northern newspapers were required to run advertisements for rewards on escaped slaves.