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It was Pennsylvania, which passed a law to make slavery illegal in 1780. Three years later, in 1783, two other states-- New Hampshire and Massachusetts-- passed similar laws. Connecticut and Rhode Island then outlawed slavery in 1784.

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What did the emancipation proclamation accomplish?

It freed slaves in states outside of the Union. It freed the slaves in the Confederacy. It freed slaves in the rebelling states. It frees slaves. It was issued by American President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, during the American Civil War, using war time powers to free the slaves of the ten states in rebellion against the United States government. The Proclamation immediately freed 50,000 slaves.


What slaves were actually freed during Abraham Lincolns emancipation proclamation?

The Emancipation Proclamation "freed" slaves in the States that had seceded from the Union; however, this had no effect since those States did not recognize the authority of the Federal government. It said nothing about slaves in the Union states such as Tennessee. Therefore, it freed no slaves.


Why did Harriet Tubman walk to Philadelphia?

To be freed from slavery. There weren't slaves in the Northern states, so she freed herself and other slaves by walking to Philly.


Did the emancipation proclamation apply to the entire US?

No. It only freed slaves in the rebellious states. Slaves in states that remained in the Union were not freed by the Emancipation Proclamation, and slaves in states in the Confederacy were technically freed, but since the Union didn't control most of that territory, only a relatively few slaves were actually freed immediately. (Mostly, those that had been captured by Union troops and were being held as "enemy contraband".)


Slaves in states that were controlled by the South were freed by the?

The Emancipation Proclamation is credited with freeing the slaves in the United States.

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How long before the border states slaves were freed were the southern states slaves freed?

two years.


What did the emancipation proclamation accomplish?

It freed slaves in states outside of the Union. It freed the slaves in the Confederacy. It freed slaves in the rebelling states. It frees slaves. It was issued by American President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, during the American Civil War, using war time powers to free the slaves of the ten states in rebellion against the United States government. The Proclamation immediately freed 50,000 slaves.


What did Emancipation Proclamation accomplish?

It freed slaves in states outside of the Union. It freed the slaves in the Confederacy. It freed slaves in the rebelling states. It frees slaves. It was issued by American President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, during the American Civil War, using war time powers to free the slaves of the ten states in rebellion against the United States government. The Proclamation immediately freed 50,000 slaves.


What was signed by Lincoln to free the slaves in the confederate states?

Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, which freed slaves in all the rebellious states of the Union. Lincoln had no power to enforce his statement, so no slaves were actually freed. Also, slaves in the border states that remained loyal to the Union were not freed.


Who freed the black slaves?

Abraham Lincoln signed the emanicapation proclamation which freed slaves in states fighting the Union.


What slaves were actually freed during Abraham Lincolns emancipation proclamation?

The Emancipation Proclamation "freed" slaves in the States that had seceded from the Union; however, this had no effect since those States did not recognize the authority of the Federal government. It said nothing about slaves in the Union states such as Tennessee. Therefore, it freed no slaves.


Who was the last state to free the slaves?

Mississippi is the last state that freed the slaves in the United States. Mississippi actually did not ratify the law that freed the slaves.


Which US constitutional amendment freed the slaves at the end of the Civil War?

The 13th amendment to the United States Constitution freed the slaves.


What is the name of the document President Lincoln signed that freed slaves in confederate states?

Slaves were freed on December 18, 1865, after the civil war. The 13th amendment freed them.


What president did the Emancipation Proclamation?

Abraham Lincoln signed it. It freed the slaves held in the Confederate States. The other slaves were not freed until later.


What document freed slaves from rebelling against the union?

I think you may be a little confused. The Emancipation Proclamation freed all slaves that were in areas that were- AT THAT TIME- in rebellion against the Union. Not the slaves rebelling, but the states or parts of states where slaves lived,


What was the first settlement in Africa for freed slave?

The first settlement in Africa for freed slaves was Freetown in Sierra Leone. It was established in 1787 as a resettlement for freed slaves from Britain and the Americas.