That would be Rhode Island.
That would be Rhode Island.
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
Northwest Ordinance of 1787.
Northwest Ordinance of 1787.
The first document to ban slavery in a state or territory of the United States was the Northwest Ordinance of 1787. This legislation established a framework for governing the Northwest Territory and explicitly prohibited slavery in the region. It was a significant step toward limiting the expansion of slavery in the early United States. The Northwest Ordinance laid the groundwork for future debates about slavery in newly formed states.
The Wyandotte Constitution, adopted in 1859 for the state of Kansas, prohibited slavery. It explicitly stated that slavery would not be allowed in the state.
No. When Vermont broke away from New York, it's state constitution included a ban on slavery.
The South became convinced that Lincoln was an abolitionist even though did not state that he wanted to ban slavery.
New Mexico is a state and no territory was gained from them.
The US State of Vermont-colony was the first state to outlaw slavery. The date was 1777.
Vermont was the first territory (not a state at the time) to abolish slavery in 1777, the first state to abolish slavery outright was Pennsylvania in 1780.