Northeast States Abolish Slavery
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History: North American Series
- Categories: Government and Politics, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest
- Subcategories: African Americans, Blacks, Civil Rights, Minority Rights, Minorities, Slavery, Slaves, Human Rights, Abolition movement, Abolitionists
- Curriculum: American Revolutionary History (1776-1788), African American History
- Geographical Location: Vermont, Massachusetts, New England, Rhode Island, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, New Hampshire
- Date: July 2, 1777-1804
Article abstract: Eight northeastern states take action to emancipate slaves and end slavery during the American Revolution.
Summary of Event
In 1775, Pennsylvania’s Provincial Congress called for an end to the importation of slaves and the gradual emancipation of all slaves in the colony. Two years later, Vermont, on July 2, 1777, became the first state to abolish slavery fully. Its 1777 Constitution outlawed “holding anyone by law to serve any person” as a servant, slave, or apprentice after he or she reached twenty-one years of age. Pennsylvania...
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