Native Americans were enslaved to some degree.
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North Dakota was not one of the states where slavery was permitted. The territory that would become North Dakota did not have a significant history of slavery.
Vermont was the first colony to prohibit slavery in its 1777 constitution, becoming the first territory in North America to abolish slavery.
Slavery was allowed in Pennsylvania during the colonial period, but the state gradually began to restrict and eventually abolish slavery. In 1780, Pennsylvania passed the Gradual Abolition Act, which provided for the gradual emancipation of enslaved individuals, making Pennsylvania the first state in the U.S. to abolish slavery.
The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 allowed voters in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide whether to allow slavery through popular sovereignty. This overturned the Missouri Compromise of 1820, which prohibited slavery in territories north of a certain latitude.
The North generally opposed slavery due to beliefs in equality and human rights, leading to the abolitionist movement and eventual Civil War fought primarily over the issue of slavery. The North viewed slavery as morally wrong and incompatible with the principles of freedom and democracy.
North America banned slavery in 1865 with the passing of the 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution.