Fugitive slave act 1850

            1) Why was the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 created? 2) Suppose an escaped slave should flee from his or her state to a Territory, which was not a state. Could this be a way for the slave to escape his or her master successfully? Please explain your answer. 3) How could an escaped slave and someone opposed to slavery manage to subvert the Act? 4) Consider the Fugitive Slave Law in the context of the time in which it was created. Do you thing this Act was good or bad for the United States? Please explain.