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.

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