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Vermont was the first territory in 1777 to abolish slavery but in 1780 Pennsylvania was the first state to enact a law beginning abolition of slavery, freeing future children of slaves. Massachusetts was the first state to abolish slavery outright in 1783.

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What was the 1st American colony to abolish slavery?

The first American colony to abolish slavery was Vermont. Vermont abolished slavery in 1777 and after this the abolish movement spread.


Which state was first to stop slavery?

Vermont was the first territory (not a state at the time) to abolish slavery in 1777, the first state to abolish slavery outright was Pennsylvania in 1780.


What colony first outlawed slavery?

Vermont was the first colony to abolish slavery in its state constitution in 1777. This made it the first state in North America to abolish slavery.


What was the first state to abolish slavery in 1780 was?

Vermont was a territory that abolished slavery in 1777, but technically Pennsylvania was the first STATE to abolish slavery, doing so in 1780.


Was Pennsylvania the first state to abolish slavery?

Depends on how you look at it. Vermont was the first territory in 1777 to abolish slavery. In 1780 Pennsylvania was the first state to enact a law beginning abolition of slavery, freeing future children of slaves. Massachusetts was the first state to abolish slavery outright in 1783.


The first state to abolish slavery was?

vermont


Which state was the first to abolish slavery?

Massachusetts


What state first abolished slavery?

Vermont was the first state to abolish slavery.


Was Vermont or Pennsylvania the first Colony to abolish slavery?

Vermont is the first to have a Constitution that forbade slavery.


Was vermont the first American Colony to be abolished from slavery?

Yes. It was the first colony to abolish slavery.


What country in the America was the first to adopt slavery and one of the last to abolish it?

The United States was the first country in the Americas to use slavery. The United States was also one of the last countries to abolish slavery.


Which was the first province in the British Empire to abolish slavery?

Lieutenant-Colonel John Graves Simcoe was Upper Canada's first Lieutenant Governor and founder of the City of York (now Toronto). Simcoe also made Upper Canada the first province in the British Empire to abolish slavery.