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By the time of the Civil War- which ultimately ended it(Slavery) The trade was practiced only in the Southern States (below the Mason-Dixon Line) There were no slaves in Massachusetts, except possibly fugitive or escapees who used the Underground Railroad ( a slave- running to freedom spy network, so to speak).
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∙ 9y agoMassachusetts was the first state in the New England region to have slaves. It pre-dated the colonial settlement of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. in 1629.
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What did Massachusetts do about slavery?
there is no slavery in massachusetts
When was Slavery in Massachusetts created?
Slavery in Massachusetts was created in 1854.
When did Massachusetts end slavery?
Massachusetts prohibited slavery in 1780
What was the first colony to legalize slavery?
Georgia was the last colony to legalize slavery in 1798!
When was slavery abolished in Massachusetts?
Massachusetts was the first U.S. state to abolish slavery, in a 1783 judicial interpretation of its 1780 constitution.
Which colony was the first to make laws recognize slavery?
Massachusetts
When did Massachusetts legalize slavery?
they didnt
Outlawed in vermont and Massachusetts after the war?
Slavery
What was the first state that legalize slavery?
massachusetts
Which state was the first to abolish slavery?
Massachusetts
Which british colony legalized slavery in 1641?
Massachusetts
What was Outlawed in Vermont and Massachusetts after the revolutionary war?
Slavery
