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Expansion of slavery in the United States | HearLore
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Expansion of slavery in the United States
Slave states and free statesIn 1619, twenty and odd enslaved Africans arrived in Virginia, marking the legal establishment of slavery across all Thirteen Colonies.
Missouri CompromiseIn 1819, the United States stood on a precipice that no one had anticipated. The Era of Good Feelings, associated with President James Monroe's…