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What was the first slave state to free the slaves?
It is largely believed to be Illinois, being where Abe lived.
Was Mississippi a slave state or a free state?
A slave state.
Was Ohio a slave-free state?
In 1803, Ohio became the first non-slave state out of the northwest territories. Citizens were divided on the subject, but it was an official non-slave state.
Was north carlinia a slave state or a free state?
North Carolina was a slave State
When texes joined the union did it join as a slave state or a free state?
a slave state
What was the first slave state to free the slaves?
It is largely believed to be Illinois, being where Abe lived.
What does Illinois state motto State Sovereignty National Union mean?
The Illinois state motto is related to the issues surrounding the power of an individual state versus the power of the Union. Illinois entered the Union as a free state, but Mississippi, just before, had come into the Union as a slave state. Alabama was to follow Illinois as a slave state. The Civil War was still a polarizing reality and Illinois' motto was symbolic of the issues that had been confronted during the brutal conflict.
In the year 1840 Was Illinois a slave state or a free state?
In 1840 Illinois was a free state. It was only after a bill passed known as The Compromise of 1850 that cessation and Civil War were avoided. Those drafting the Compromise were Stephen Douglas and Henry Clay.
Was kansas a slave state or free state?
it was a free state >3
Was Kentucke a free state or a slave state?
Slave state
Did Texas want to join the U.S. as a free state or slave state?
no it was slave free
Was Idaho a slave or free state?
Free state.
Who stated his belief that the government could not endure half slave slave and half free in a campaign speech in 1858?
Abraham Lincoln
According to the fugitive slave laws if a slave escaped to a free state he or she was automatically free?
According to the fugitive slave laws a slave was not automatically free if he/she escaped to a slave free state. If a slave was caught in a free state, the people were obligated to hold them for the slave chasers. Not many people obeyed this rule, though.
Is Iowa a free or slave state?
Yes it was a slave state
Was Tennessee a free state or the slave state in 1850?
Slave
Was Ohio a slave state or free state?
it was a free state
