nowadays, all states let their slaves enter the militia
Most southern states refused to accept African Americans to fight in their state militias during the revolutionary war because they were scared of slave revolts.
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No. The United States Constitution does not allow you to become a slave, or for anyone else to own you.
During the Revolutionary War, several states did not allow enslaved individuals to serve in their militias. Notably, states like South Carolina and Georgia had policies that restricted slave participation, while others, such as Virginia and Maryland, had more flexible approaches. Overall, the exact number of states that prohibited enslaved individuals from serving varied, but it was a significant consideration in the context of military manpower during the war.
They would not allow the creation of any new slave-states.
States that permitted slavery were known as slave states. States that did not permit slavery were known as free states.
The Abolitionists, because it could allow the creation of new slave states.
In 1837 there were 12 states that were slave.
Because he would not allow any of the new territories to become slave-states.
It could allow the creation of new slave-states, if the locals voted for it.