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Labor intensive crops like indigo, rice, hemp and tobacco in the days before tractors and other farm machinery required massive amounts of manpower to reap a profit. To obtain big profits the large landowners turned to slavery in preference to indentured servitude and Redemptionists as a labor supply.
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∙ 7y agoIt didn't. Pennsylvania was founded by Quakers and they were against slavery. They were also the first colony to make a pact with the Native Americans.
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What did not add to Pennsylvania's reputation as a tolerant colony?
Pennsylvania was the first colony to ban slavery.
Did slavery exist in the Pennsylvania colony?
no
Was Vermont or Pennsylvania the first Colony to abolish slavery?
Vermont is the first to have a Constitution that forbade slavery.
What did the Philadelphia Abolition Society accomplish?
They convinced the colony of Pennsylvania to abolish slavery.
What did the Philadelphia society accomplish?
They convinced the colony of Pennsylvania to abolish slavery.
What did the Philadelphia abolition accomplish?
They convinced the colony of Pennsylvania to abolish slavery.
What colony first outlawed 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.
Which did not add to Pennsylvanias reputation as a tolerant colony?
Pennsylvania fought many wars against Native Americans. APEXVS
What did Philadelphia abolition society accomplish?
They convinced the colony of Pennsylvania to abolish slavery.
What colony didn't legalize slavery?
The colony of Pennsylvania did not legalize slavery. Its founder, William Penn, believed in treating all individuals fairly and equally, which led to the colony not endorsing the institution of slavery.
When did Pennsylvania abolish slavery?
The state of Pennsylvania abolished slavery on March 1, 1780. Pennsylvania was the first state in America to abolish slavery.
What state or colony was the first to outlaw the importation of blacks for slavery?
Pennsylvania was the first state to outlaw the importation of blacks for slavery in 1682.
