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.
Vermont was the first state to abolish slavery.
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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Vermont was the first state to abolish slavery in its constitution in 1777.
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.
Maryland was the first US state to support slavery.
Vermont was the first state to abolish 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.
The first state to abolish slavery was Illinois.
Vermont was a territory that abolished slavery in 1777, but technically Pennsylvania was the first STATE to abolish slavery, doing so in 1780.
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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.
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.
Pennsylvania was the first state to outlaw the importation of blacks for slavery in 1682.
Vermont was the first state in the United States to abolish slavery in its state constitution in 1777.