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Petition from Citizens of New York Asking that Slavery and the Slave-trade may be Expressly Prohibited by Act of Congress in all the Territories of the United States

3/25/1851

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Starting in the 1830s a small but growing movement advocated the abolition of slavery in the United States. After 1850 abolition’s appeal spread to those who feared slavery’s expansion into the territories. Abolitionists collected hundreds of thousands of signatures on petitions to Congress, like this one from citizens of New York. As abolitionist agitation increased, Southern whites became increasingly outspoken in their defense of slavery.
This primary source comes from the Records of the U.S. House of Representatives.
National Archives Identifier: 4534642
Full Citation: Petition from Citizens of New York Asking that Slavery and the Slave-trade may be Expressly Prohibited by Act of Congress in all the Territories of the United States; 3/25/1851; Records of the U.S. House of Representatives, Record Group 233. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/petition-from-citizens-of-new-york-asking-that-slavery-and-the-slavetrade-may-be-expressly-prohibited-by-act-of-congress-in-all-the-territories-of-the-united-states, August 17, 2022]
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