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Rhode Island because they were the largest slave trade center in the world at the time.

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Why did the border states that bordered the union states and the confederacy states did not want to join the confederacy even though they practiced slavery?

because


How did slavery begin in the middle ages?

Slavery was widely practiced in the Roman Empire, and medieval people inherited the practice from them.


Why did some of the slave states remain in the union?

Most slave states left the union. The "border" states that practiced slavery, but stayed in the union, probably realized it would be too difficult to fight off the North.


Are maroons found everywhere slavery existed?

Of course. Animal husbandry was practiced.


Was the Bill of Rights written before slavery?

No, he Bill of Rights was not written before slavery. Slavery was already being practiced long before Columbus discovered the Americas.

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Why did the border states that bordered the union states and the confederacy states did not want to join the confederacy even though they practiced slavery?

because


What had to be practiced in order to get the southern states to sign the constitution?

Slavery. Initially Jefferson wrote a clause outlawing slavery but it was too unpopular and the Framers were worried it wouldn't be ratified by the southern states.


What societies had slavery?

Ancient Greece, Rome, the United States, and various African societies are examples of societies that practiced slavery at different points in history.


How long has the slave trade been practiced?

Slavery has been practiced since the beginnings of mankind. Anywhere there is a group in power, there is risk for slavery to occur.


How did slavery in west Africa differ from slavery practiced by European settlers?

because it was a different type of slavery.


How many union states still practiced slavery?

There were four states of the Upper South - Kentucky, Missouri, Maryland, Delaware - that remained loyal to the Union, and were allowed to continue practising slavery throughout the war. There was also the District of Columbia, where slavery was not outlawed till 1862, and then the new state of West Virginia, which joined the Union in 1863 and continued to practise slavery, though only on a small scale.


When dis slavery end?

Slavery officially ended in the United States with the ratification of the 13th Amendment in 1865. However, the practice continues in illegal forms in various parts of the world. Efforts to combat modern-day slavery and human trafficking are ongoing.


When was slavery around?

Slavery has been practiced for thousands of years and was prevalent in various civilizations throughout history. In the United States, chattel slavery existed from the early 17th century until the end of the Civil War in 1865. However, forms of slavery still exist in different parts of the world today.


What was the American Civil War fighting about?

The soutern states were trying to secede from the union, which the north did not wish to allow; the disagreement was based on the issue of slavery, practiced by the south but not by the north.


Do slave owners hide slaves from other people?

In a region where slavery is legal (it is still legal in Mauritania, for example) then it is practiced openly. In a region where slavery is illegal, then if it is practiced, it is practiced in secret, to avoid legal problems. Sometimes slavery is simply given another name. One could argue that forced labor by prisoners is a form of slavery, although it is not considered slavery under US law, just part of the penal system.


How did slavery begin in the middle ages?

Slavery was widely practiced in the Roman Empire, and medieval people inherited the practice from them.


Why did some of the slave states remain in the union?

Most slave states left the union. The "border" states that practiced slavery, but stayed in the union, probably realized it would be too difficult to fight off the North.