Two US Events That Occured During the Industrial Revolution

Fugitive Slave Act of 1793:

The Fugitive Slave Act of 1793 was an effort to enforce the constitutional clause concerning escaped slaves.  It allowed a slave owner to seize an escaped, slave present the slave before a federal or local judge, and after proof of ownership, receive a certificate authorizing the slave to be retaken.  Also, a person found hiding a fugitive slave was fined large amounts of money.  To some people who were against slavery, this act was only seen as a way for slave owners to take away the freedom of freed blacks. The people involved in this event was the U.S. Congress because they approved and passed this act.  This event can be connected across time because even though we no longer have slavery, there is still racial discrimination seen throughout the United States in the work field, schools and just everyday life.



(in this picture, four white men are capturing a black man/slave)





Bill of Rights Adopted in 1789:

The Bill of Rights were the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution. They were introduced to the United States Congress by James Madison.  These amendments however did not come into affect until 1791 through the process of ratification by three-fourths of the States. The Bill of Rights is a series of limitations on the power of the United States federal government, protecting the natural rights of liberty and property including freedom of speech, a free press, free assembly, and free association, as well as the right to keep and bear arms.  The Bill of Rights clarifies for the people any rights not specifically mentioned in the Constitution.  A connection can be made across time because the Bill of Rights play a key role in American Government today and is a symbol of freedems the people have in the United States.