close
    history of us slavery

    0  Views: 583 Answers: 1 Posted: 15 years ago

    1 Answer

    Slavery in the United States existed from the early years of the colonial period; it was firmly established by the time the United States sought independence from Great Britain in 1776. However, by 1804, all states north of the Mason and Dixon Line had either abolished slavery outright or passed laws for the gradual abolition of slavery. In 1787 Congress prohibited slavery in the Northwest Territory. But slavery gained new life in the South with the cotton industry after 1800, and expanded into the Southwest. The nation was polarized into slave and free states along the Mason-Dixon Line, which separated Pennsylvania and Maryland.


    Read more :http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery_in_the_United_States



    Top contributors in Other - Cultures & Groups category

     
    jhharlan
    Answers: 36 / Questions: 0
    Karma: 4230
     
    ROMOS
    Answers: 53 / Questions: 0
    Karma: 4125
     
    Colleen
    Answers: 83 / Questions: 0
    Karma: 3840
     
    Benthere
    Answers: 2 / Questions: 0
    Karma: 3630
    > Top contributors chart

    Unanswered Questions

    RIKVIP
    Answers: 0 Views: 8 Rating: 0
    hi88mobile2
    Answers: 0 Views: 6 Rating: 0
    Al Fakher Vape
    Answers: 0 Views: 13 Rating: 0
    uy888icom
    Answers: 0 Views: 17 Rating: 0
    spreecasinouscom
    Answers: 0 Views: 15 Rating: 0
    GD LUX
    Answers: 0 Views: 16 Rating: 0
    > More questions...
    577228
    questions
    780989
    answers
    949700
    users