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Well, here’s the deal: Ohio was actually one of the first states to take steps towards ending slavery. In 1802, they passed a law that prohibited any new slaves from entering the state. Then in 1804, they adopted a gradual emancipation plan that freed all slaves born before 1799 by 1810. So yeah, you could say Ohio stopped slavery! Whoa - talk about progressive!
When Did Ohio Stop Slavery? [Solved]
Well, Ohio was ahead of the game when it came to abolishing slavery in 1802, but they weren’t exactly progressive when it came to black immigration. In fact, they were pretty darn strict about it.
- Ohio was the first state to abolish slavery in the United States, doing so in 1803.
- The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 prohibited slavery in the Northwest Territory, which included present-day Ohio.
- In 1802, a law was passed that allowed for gradual emancipation of slaves in Ohio over a period of 28 years.
- In 1804, an amendment to the state constitution abolished slavery completely and made it illegal for any person to hold another as a slave within its borders.
- Slavery was officially abolished in Ohio on March 3rd, 1803 when Governor Edward Tiffin signed into law “An Act for the Gradual Abolition of Slavery” which declared that all slaves born after July 4th, 1803 would be free at age 21 or 25 depending on gender and race respectively.
No, Ohio didn’t stop slavery. In fact, it wasn’t until the 13th Amendment was passed in 1865 that slavery was abolished throughout the United States. Before then, Ohio had its own laws regarding slavery and even though it had been gradually abolished since 1802, it wasn’t completely gone until after the Civil War.
