The first state to make slavery illegal in the U.S. was Rhode Island.
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Texas is often considered to be the last state to have officially ended slavery on June 19th 1865, which became known as "Juneteenth."However, although Juneteenth commemorates the ending of slavery in the U.S., the state of Mississippi didn't "ratify" (to make it official) the 13th amendment until 1995. Kentucky didn't ratify until 1976. See the link below for further explanation.Note that the 13 amendment adopted on December 6, 1865, which abolished slavery, still made it illegal for anyone to own a slave in Texas, Kentucky, or Mississippi from this point onward.
It was Pennsylvania, which passed a law to make slavery illegal in 1780. Three years later, in 1783, two other states-- New Hampshire and Massachusetts-- passed similar laws. Connecticut and Rhode Island then outlawed slavery in 1784.
Slavery was Illegal in 1844 by the Oregan Provisional Government. But Some people still brought slaves with them on the oregan trail.. :) hope That Helped!
The chose a latitude line and decided that South of that line would have slavery and it would be illegal north of the line. Missouri was the exception. It was not a permanent fix, but it worked for a few decades.
Lincoln didn't want to make slavery illegal where it already existed because he knew it would lead to heightened tensions. He did, however, want to declare slavery illegal in the western US territories to stop the growth of slavery. Lincoln thought slavery could eventually be abolished, but not until the early 1900s, as he wanted a slow and peaceful transition. The South seceded because they were afraid of what Lincoln would do as president, and even seceded before he took office.