paul benjamin
1 Answer
ROMOS
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
| 11 years ago. Rating: 2 | |
Top contributors in Other - Cultures & Groups category
Unanswered Questions
Shop2hand online
Answers: 0
Views: 12
Rating: 0
Shop2hand online
Answers: 0
Views: 9
Rating: 0
Shop2hand online
Answers: 0
Views: 9
Rating: 0
f8bet288net1
Answers: 0
Views: 11
Rating: 0
Pet Friend
Answers: 0
Views: 17
Rating: 0
gamebai88funtaixiu
Answers: 0
Views: 13
Rating: 0
Nhà Cái KO66
Answers: 0
Views: 11
Rating: 0
f8bet288online1
> More questions...
Answers: 0
Views: 10
Rating: 0