The first U.S. state to declare slavery illegal was Massachusetts in 1783, following a court decision that effectively abolished slavery in the state. However, the first colony to legally recognize slavery was Virginia in 1661. The confusion often arises from the 1652 law in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, which allowed for the enslavement of Indigenous people but did not establish a permanent legal framework against slavery.
Vermont. Of the original 13 colonies is Pennyslyvania.
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Georgia initially banned slavery because it was a debtor's colony.
Georgia was the last colony to legalize slavery in 1798!
Massachusetts
Massachusetts
Massachusetts was the first colony in British America to recognize slavery in its legal system in the mid-17th century.
Massachusetts
The first American colony to abolish slavery was Vermont. Vermont abolished slavery in 1777 and after this the abolish movement spread.
Yes. It was the first colony to abolish slavery.
The first U.S. state to declare slavery illegal was Massachusetts in 1783, following a court decision that effectively abolished slavery in the state. However, the first colony to legally recognize slavery was Virginia in 1661. The confusion often arises from the 1652 law in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, which allowed for the enslavement of Indigenous people but did not establish a permanent legal framework against slavery.
Vermont was admitted as the first free state.
Vermont. Of the original 13 colonies is Pennyslyvania.
CUBA
I think it would probably be Cuba.
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