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The three U.S. territories that were free from slavery before the Civil War were the Northwest Territory, which included states like Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, and part of Minnesota; the Oregon Territory, which encompassed present-day Oregon, Washington, and parts of Idaho and Wyoming; and the District of Columbia, which abolished slavery in 1862. These areas had laws or provisions that either prohibited slavery or limited its expansion.
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The Free Soil movement supported the exclusion of slavery from the territories because of?
racial prejudice and fear of labor competition from slaves.
How many slaves did harrit Tubman free?
she help around three hundred people
What state did not free the slaves?
The state that did not free the slaves was Delaware. Kentucky, Maryland, and Missouri did not free slaves either.
Who wanted to free slaves?
Abraham Lincoln wanted to free the slaves.
Who helped him free the slaves?
Gorege washing ton helped free the slaves!
What was one reason slaves migrated to western territories?
free land under the homestead act
Was one reason freed slaves migrated to western territories?
free land under the homestead act
The Free Soil movement supported the exclusion of slavery from the territories because of?
racial prejudice and fear of labor competition from slaves.
What Supreme Court case deals with the rights of slaves in free territories and concluded that African Americans free or enslaved are not citizens?
The Dred Scott case, 1857
Why is it true that the emancipation proclamation by itself did not free any slaves?
Correct, because at the time of the Emancipation Proclamation, there were no slaves in any of the Union's territories or states. However, when the Confederacy lost the Civil War and was thus re-united with the U.S.A., those states had to free their slaves.
What year did civil war end and slaves are set free?
The Civil war ended in 1865 and slaves within the U.S. states were freed in 1863 and in Confederate territories in 1865...
How many slaves did Harriet Tubman set free in all?
she rescued over three hundred slaves
Scott v. Sandford decided that slaves brought into free territory were automatically freed?
No, it decided exactly the opposite. Slaves that got into free territories remained the property of the slaveholder and had to be returned to the slaveholder, because the Supreme Court declared the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional.
What was the main purpose of these three amendments?
to free and grant basic rights to slaves
What fraction of a free citizen did slaves have prior to the 13 and 14 amendment?
Slaves were considered one-third of a person. Three slaves were the equivalent of one person.
What were the names of three free states or territories?
South australia, Victoria ans northern territory
How many slaves did harrit Tubman free?
she help around three hundred people
