Which of the following best describes a provision of the fugitive slave act? the act denied enslaved people the right to a trial by jury. the act granted northerners the right to protect fugitives. the act shielded citizens from turning in fugitives. the act granted fugitives freedom after a period of one year.

The correct option is this: THE ACT DENIED ENSLAVED PEOPLE THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY.
The fugitive Slave Act was first put in place in the southern states in 1793. The Act gave authority to local government to seize and to return any runaway slave that is found in their localities. The Act also laid strict penalties on any anyone who help the slaves in their escape or harbor them. Escaped slaves who were captured are usually returned to their old masters with minimum legal formality, the captured slaved were not given the privilege to be tried by jury. 

 

The answer to the question: Which of the following best describes a provision of the Fugitive Slave Act? is:

The act denied enslaved people the right to a trial by jury.

It me to understand the world and my place in it. for example, (and i know i’m using the terminology ‘historical perspective’ loosely here; some of my examples may be better termed an ‘evolutionary perspective’) knowing that all humans can trace their ancestry back to a common ancestor who lived in southern ethiopia ~200,000 years ago makes me feel connected to everyone on the planet. knowing that some of our ancestors left africa about 70,000 years ago and interbred with more archaic hominin species in europe and elsewhere, me to see the stupidity of white supremacist ‘purity of the race’ themes. seeing how religion was used to enslave people, and how callously lives were thrown away by those in power in the world wars of the past century makes me feel extremely fortunate to be living in the modern era. and, perhaps most importantly is that this knowledge makes me for the sacrifices our ancestors made to get us to this point, and determined to do my part to make the world a better place for the next generation.