slave state
noun
1
: a state of the U.S. in which slavery was legal until the Civil War
2
: a nation subjected to totalitarian rule
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In the United States, the unholy compromises with the Southern slave states in the antebellum era is a case in point.
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Jennifer Szalai, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
But then a roadblock emerged: at the time, the U.S. had an equal number of free and slave states.
— Made By History, Time, 7 Apr. 2025
Anti-slavery tracts were banned from the U.S. mail in slave states, and bounties were offered for the capture of fugitives.
—Steve Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
Additionally, no new slave states would be created north of the 36°30′ line of latitude.
— Made By History, Time, 7 Apr. 2025
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Jennifer Szalai, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
But then a roadblock emerged: at the time, the U.S. had an equal number of free and slave states.
— Made By History, Time, 7 Apr. 2025
Anti-slavery tracts were banned from the U.S. mail in slave states, and bounties were offered for the capture of fugitives.
—Steve Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
Additionally, no new slave states would be created north of the 36°30′ line of latitude.
— Made By History, Time, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Slave state.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slave%20state. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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