Fugitive Slave Clause
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The Fugitive Slave Clause was a provision in the U.S. Constitution that required escaped enslaved people who fled to free states to be returned to their enslavers.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fugitive Slave Clause canonical | 12 |
| Fugitive Slave Clause of the United States Constitution | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T373176 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fugitive Slave Clause Context triple: [Article IV of the United States Constitution, containsClause, Fugitive Slave Clause]
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A.
United States Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves 1807
The United States Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves of 1807 was a federal law that banned the transatlantic importation of enslaved people into the United States, marking a major legal step against the Atlantic slave trade.
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B.
Slave Trade Act 1807
The Slave Trade Act 1807 was a landmark British law that made the transatlantic slave trade illegal throughout the British Empire, marking a major victory for the abolitionist movement.
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C.
Thirteenth Amendment
The Thirteenth Amendment is a landmark provision to the United States Constitution that formally abolished slavery and involuntary servitude throughout the country, except as punishment for a crime.
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D.
Compromise of 1850
The Compromise of 1850 was a package of U.S. laws intended to ease sectional tensions over slavery and territorial expansion, notably admitting California as a free state while strengthening the Fugitive Slave Act.
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E.
Peonage Act of 1867
The Peonage Act of 1867 is a U.S. federal law that criminalized debt peonage and other forms of forced labor, reinforcing the abolition of slavery established by the Thirteenth Amendment.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fugitive Slave Clause Target entity description: The Fugitive Slave Clause was a provision in the U.S. Constitution that required escaped enslaved people who fled to free states to be returned to their enslavers.
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A.
United States Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves 1807
The United States Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves of 1807 was a federal law that banned the transatlantic importation of enslaved people into the United States, marking a major legal step against the Atlantic slave trade.
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B.
Slave Trade Act 1807
The Slave Trade Act 1807 was a landmark British law that made the transatlantic slave trade illegal throughout the British Empire, marking a major victory for the abolitionist movement.
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C.
Thirteenth Amendment
The Thirteenth Amendment is a landmark provision to the United States Constitution that formally abolished slavery and involuntary servitude throughout the country, except as punishment for a crime.
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D.
Compromise of 1850
The Compromise of 1850 was a package of U.S. laws intended to ease sectional tensions over slavery and territorial expansion, notably admitting California as a free state while strengthening the Fugitive Slave Act.
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E.
Peonage Act of 1867
The Peonage Act of 1867 is a U.S. federal law that criminalized debt peonage and other forms of forced labor, reinforcing the abolition of slavery established by the Thirteenth Amendment.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutional clause
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provision of the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| abolishedInEffectBy | end of slavery after the American Civil War ⓘ |
| appliesInJurisdiction |
free states
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slave states ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
enslaved people who escaped from slave states
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persons held to service or labor ⓘ |
| classification | pro-slavery provision ⓘ |
| compromiseBetween |
free states
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slave states ⓘ |
| controversy |
conflict between federal authority and state personal liberty laws
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moral and political opposition in free states ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| createdAtEvent |
Constitutional Convention of 1787
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linked to:
Constitutional Convention
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| doesNotUseTerm |
slave
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slavery ⓘ |
| draftedIn | 1787 ⓘ |
| foundInClause | Article IV, Section 2, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| foundInDocument | Article IV of the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| foundInSection | Article IV, Section 2 of the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| historicalContext | United States slavery compromise of 1787 ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
contributed to sectional tensions before the American Civil War
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strengthened protections for slaveholders ⓘ |
| implementedBy |
Fugitive Slave Act of 1793
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Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 ⓘ |
| influenced |
federal fugitive slave legislation
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interstate legal conflicts over slavery ⓘ |
| interpretedBy |
United States Supreme Court
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linked to:
Supreme Court of the United States
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| languageIncludes |
No Person held to Service or Labour in one State, under the Laws thereof, escaping into another
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shall be delivered up on Claim of the Party to whom such Service or Labour may be due ⓘ |
| legalEffect |
denied freedom to escaped enslaved people in free states
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limited states’ ability to protect fugitive slaves ⓘ |
| legalStatus | superseded ⓘ |
| partOf | United States Constitution ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Slave Trade Clause
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Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ Three-Fifths Compromise ⓘ |
| relatedToCase |
Ableman v. Booth
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Dred Scott v. Sandford ⓘ Prigg v. Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| requires |
return of escaped enslaved people
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that persons held to service or labor who escape be delivered up to their enslavers ⓘ |
| subject |
fugitive slaves
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interstate rendition of persons ⓘ slavery in the United States ⓘ |
| supersededBy |
Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
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linked to:
Fourteenth Amendment
Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ
linked to:
Thirteenth Amendment
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fugitive Slave Clause Description of subject: The Fugitive Slave Clause was a provision in the U.S. Constitution that required escaped enslaved people who fled to free states to be returned to their enslavers.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Article IV
Article I Section 9 Clause 1 of the United States Constitution
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Fugitive Slave Clause
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linked to: Fugitive Slave Clause
linked to: Fugitive Slave Clause