Massachusetts was the first colony in British America to recognize slavery in its legal system in the mid-17th century.
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Massachusetts
Vermont was the first colony to prohibit slavery in its 1777 constitution, becoming the first territory in North America to abolish slavery.
Vermont was the first colony to abolish slavery in its state constitution in 1777. This made it the first state in North America to abolish slavery.
Massachusetts Bay Colony passed the first anti-slavery law in America in 1641. This law made slavery illegal for those who converted to Christianity.
Massachusetts
Massachusetts
Massachusetts
Massachusetts
Vermont was the first colony to prohibit slavery in its 1777 constitution, becoming the first territory in North America to abolish slavery.
Yes. It was the first colony to abolish slavery.
Georgia was the last colony to legalize slavery in 1798!
Vermont was the first colony to abolish slavery in its state constitution in 1777. This made it the first state in North America to abolish slavery.
Vermont is the first to have a Constitution that forbade slavery.
The first American colony to abolish slavery was Vermont. Vermont abolished slavery in 1777 and after this the abolish movement spread.
Massachusetts Bay Colony passed the first anti-slavery law in America in 1641. This law made slavery illegal for those who converted to Christianity.
Massachusetts became the first colony to legalize slavery in what would later become the United States in 1641.