The core provision refers to the central or most significant part of something. In the context of the Fugitive Slave Act, it refers to one crucial element or requirement within the law.
Related terms
Nullification Crisis: A dispute between President Andrew Jackson and South Carolina over whether states had the right to reject federal laws they considered unconstitutional.
Kansas-Nebraska Act: An act passed by Congress in 1854 that repealed previous restrictions on slavery in newly organized territories, leading to violent conflicts between pro-slavery and anti-slavery settlers.
Emancipation Proclamation: An executive order issued by President Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War that declared all slaves in Confederate territory to be forever free.