It was Pennsylvania.
Philadelphia, PA was the capital city of the United States at the time.
Vermont
The state that did not free the slaves was Delaware. Kentucky, Maryland, and Missouri did not free slaves either.
the last state
The state that did not have any slaves in the first U.S. census conducted in 1790 was Vermont. Vermont was admitted to the Union as a free state in 1791, and its constitution, adopted in 1777, prohibited slavery. Therefore, when the census was taken, it recorded no enslaved individuals in Vermont.
Mississippi is the last state that freed the slaves in the United States. Mississippi actually did not ratify the law that freed the slaves.
Vermont
The state that did not free the slaves was Delaware. Kentucky, Maryland, and Missouri did not free slaves either.
The Emancipation proclamation did not free the slaves in which state?
The slave state with more free black people than slaves was Virginia. Though there was much debate about whether the state should be considered a slave state or free state due to the number of free slaves.
Louisiana was the first former Confederatestate which started togradually emancipatethe slaves following its acceptation of Lincoln's "10% Plan".
the last state
It is largely believed to be Illinois, being where Abe lived.
Well, now it is.
for the slaves to go to a free state and be free!
Mississippi is the last state that freed the slaves in the United States. Mississippi actually did not ratify the law that freed the slaves.
Virginia
delaware