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Meanings of slave state in English

Russian
рабовладельческие и свободные штаты сша
Portuguese
estado escravo
Spanish
estados esclavista
Catalan
estats lliures

Division of U.S. states in which slavery was either legal or illegal.

рабовладельческие и свободные штаты сша

Any of the southern states in which slavery was legal prior to the American Civil War.

Synonyms
Examples for "slave states and free states"
Examples for "slave states and free states"
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The system was set up when the United States was founded, as a compromise between slave states and free states.
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Usage of slave state in English
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In 1812 Louisiana, a slave state, came in to make the eighteenth addition.
Historic Papers on the Causes of the Civil War
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The slave state of Missouri was only just across the river.
The Life of Abraham Lincoln
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Yes, 'um, Kentucky was a regular slave state-- agenuineslave state.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States...
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The District of Columbia is situated in a slave state.
The Life of Abraham Lincoln
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Thereupon the proslavery men formed a constitution (Lecompton) for a slave state.
A School History of the United States
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Texas joined the United States and became a slave state.
Four Great Americans: Washington, Franklin, Webster, Lincoln / A...
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But the slave holders were just as determined to make Kansas a slave state.
This Country of Ours
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What is true in a slave state will be as true everywhere in the land.
The Future of the Colored Race in America / Being an article in ...
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Tennessee, therefore, entered the Union (in 1796) as a slave state.
A School History of the United States
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Though born in a slave state, he had an earnest and growing repugnance to slavery.
The Life of Abraham Lincoln
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They went to vote, and with the avowed design to make Kansas a slave state.
Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet / ...
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No, sir, I never was a slave , nor was I ever in a slave state.
A Woman's Life-Work — Labors and Experiences of Laura S. Havilan...
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They had not made Kansas a slave state, but they had seen a Yankee trick.
Personal Recollections of Pardee Butler
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The plans for converting California into a slave state were frustrated by the discovery of gold.
The World's Greatest Books — Volume 12 — Modern History
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Burrow said: Qatar is a slave state for 1.4 million migrant workers.
The Guardian
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The Missouri Compromise provided that Missouri should be a slave state; this was to satisfy the South.
Four Great Americans: Washington, Franklin, Webster, Lincoln / A...