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Pennsylvania, Ohio, Massachusetts, Illinois and Maryland were among the first states to do so. The movement started in Britain during the Industrial Revolution.

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What plan in which California entered the US as a free state and the fugitive state law was passed?

The Compromise of 1850


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The wilsonion law that established an eight hour day for railroad workers?

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