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What state in the US supported slavery first?
Maryland was the first US state to support slavery.
What is the name for a state that did not allow slavery?
States that permitted slavery were known as slave states. States that did not permit slavery were known as free states.
What does a free state mean?
It means there is no slavery in that state.
What was the first state to ratify the 13th Amendment to the Constitution abolishing slavery?
The first state to abolish slavery was Illinois.
What was the fight between slave and non-slave states?
it was the fight between the state who wanted slavery and the state who didn't want slavery.
What was the state that divided over slavery in 1863?
Virginia
What did the dred Scott decision do to congress?
Divided it more sharply, as it declared that slavery was legal in every state of the Union.
Why were people living in Kansas so divided on the issue of slavery?
Pro-slavery and anti-slavery forces fought for control of the territory because it had not yet been decided if Kansas would become a free or slave state.
A state where slavery was outlawed?
Every state has outlawed slavery, so....
What was one issue that divided virginians?
Slavery
What happen in Carolina in 1712?
It divided into two colonies. Slavery import was banned.
Is Alabama a slavery state or a free state?
before the civil war, Alabama was a slavery state.
Does a slave state permit slavery?
Yes, a slave state permits slavery.
Which state was the first to outlaw slavery?
The US State of Vermont-colony was the first state to outlaw slavery. The date was 1777.
Was Missouri the last state to abolish slavery?
No. Texas was the last state to abolish slavery
What was an American state where slavery is not allowed by law called?
An American state where slavery was not allowed by law was called a "free state." These states did not permit the practice of slavery within their boundaries, in contrast to states where slavery was legal.
Struggle over these divided the north and south?
slavery
