State and Local Governments that Proposed Anti-Slavery Legislation
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Missouri State Legislature, March 10, 1849
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California Statehood Convention, September 1 – October 13, 1849, Territorial Governor Bennett Riley
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Vermont State Legislature, 1850
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Wisconsin State Supreme Court, July 19, 1850
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City Council of Chicago, Illinois, 1850
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Kansas Territorial Legislature. Elected by anti-slavery “Free Soil” Party. Governor was also “Free Soiler,” Charles Robinson. Asked Congress to admit Kansas as a free state.
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Maine State Legislature, 1855
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Massachusetts State Legislature, 1855
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Michigan State Legislature, 1855
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