jan 1, 1652 - Rhode Island became the first colony to outlaw slavery

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- Description: Rhode Island was the very first colony in the new world to outlaw slavery. While this outlawed some slavery, the abolition of slavery did not officially occur until the Emancipation Proclamation.
- Cause: Rhode Island became known to be a more progressive colony, so many people rose up and rebelled against slavery. This was also about how the colony had no agricultural land to harvest food.
- Historical Impact: This began the issues that led to sectionalism in the United States, which soon led to the Civil War.

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