There were many disputes between farmers and cattlemen in the american west in the late 19th century over land use. cattlemen wanted to use the open prairie to run their cattle, but farmers needed the land for crops. as farmers moved further west, cattlemen were pushed off the land when farmers planted acres and acres of

Which of the following statements about the fugitive slave act of 1850 is not accurate. a. marshals who refused to arrest a suspected fugitive could be fined $1,000. b. slave owners had to present evidence that an african american in the north was a fugitive slave. c. any person who provided food or shelter to a fugitive slave could be find $1000 and placed in jail for six months. d. it required all federal marshals to arrest any african-american suspected of being a runaway slave.