Slavery in the New Republic

Which states did not outlaw or tax the importation of enslaved people between 1776 and 1786?

• South Carolina and Georgia

• New York and New Jersey

• Connecticut and Rhode Island

• Virginia and Pennsylvania

What was the first American antislavery society founded by Quakers in Pennsylvania in 1774?

• American Antislavery Society

• Quaker Abolitionist Group

• Pennsylvania Freedom Society

• Liberty and Justice League

What was the main reason many white Southerners feared ending slavery?

• Economic survival

• Cultural traditions

• Political power

• Religious beliefs

Discuss the impact of the Revolutionary War on the perception of slavery in the New Republic.

How did free African Americans respond to discrimination in public places and education?

Explain the significance of the law passed in Virginia that encouraged manumission.

The first American antislavery society was founded by Quakers in _______.