Slave And Free States
In the United States of America prior to the American Civil War, a slave state was a U.S. state in which slavery was legal, whereas a free state was one in which slavery was either prohibited from its entry into the Union or eliminated over time. Slavery was one of the causes of the American Civil War and was abolished by the 13th Amendment of the United States Constitution in 1865.
Read more about Slave And Free States: Background, Original State-based Abolition Efforts, Conflict Over New Territories, End of Slave States
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