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No. There were no slaves. Slavery was outlawed in Pennsylvania by 1775. Pennsylvania was a Quaker state that made a difference in attitude towards other people.

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Were there a lot of indentured or slaves in Pennsylvania?

Pennsylvania was a Quaker colony and the religion practiced equality among people which means there were no slaves. Penn also made the first agreement to give equal rights to the Native Americans in Pennsylvania.


Were there slaves in pensylvania?

Yes, there were slaves in Pennsylvania.


Why did Pennsylvania have slaves?

yes, they did have slaves and every colony also have slaves


Were there slaves in colonial Pennsylvania?

Yes.


What was the population of enslaved people in Pennsylvania in 1790 and 1830?

Pennsylvania was a Quaker colony and had no slaves.


What was the slave population of Pennsylvania in colonial times?

Pennsylvania had maybe around 2000 slaves and servants


What colony has few slaves but a lot of indentured servants?

The colony of Pennsylvania had relatively few slaves but a significant number of indentured servants. Indentured servants were individuals who agreed to work for a specified period in exchange for passage to the New World or for other benefits. The Quaker influence in Pennsylvania played a role in limiting slavery in the colony.


Did PA have slaves?

Yes, Pennsylvania had slaves during the colonial and early American periods. However, slavery was gradually abolished in the state, with Pennsylvania being the first state to pass a gradual abolition act in 1780. By 1847, slavery was completely abolished in Pennsylvania.


How many slaves there in Pennsylvania in 1840?

64 documented in 1840.


How many kinds of slaves were there in colonial times?

they was a lot of slaves because there was a lot a big farms


How many slaves were in the northwest?

a LOT A LOT


What is the Pennsylvania anti slavery society's secret mission?

To free slaves