The Fugitive Slave Act included all of the following provisions EXCEPT that
A) accused fugitives had no right to jury trials.
B) private citizens could be fined or imprisoned if they refused to help capture fugitive slaves.
C) federal commissioners assumed a broad authority in the capture of suspected escaped slaves.
D) slave catchers could travel into free states to apprehend fugitives.
E) handsome bounties were awarded to those who returned fugitives to their owners.
E
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