slave state

noun

any state, nation, etc., where slavery is legal or officially condoned.

Slave States, U.S. History. the states that permitted slavery between 1820 and 1860: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.

Origin of slave state

An Americanism dating back to 1800–10

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Examples from the Web for slave state

If Kansas wants a slave-State constitution, she has a right to it; if she wants a free-State constitution she has a right to it.
Presidential Candidates:|D. W. Bartlett
In 1803 they passed a law in aid of one or two slave-State laws in restraint of the internal slave trade.
The Papers And Writings Of Abraham Lincoln, Volume Two|Abraham Lincoln
If Kansas wants a slave-State constitution she has a right to it; if she wants a free-State constitution she has a right to it.
Abraham Lincoln, A History, Volume 2|John George Nicolay and John Hay
Of course they voted,—all Democrats do their duty,—and of course they did not vote for slave-State candidates.
The Papers And Writings Of Abraham Lincoln, Volume Two|Abraham Lincoln

They felt under deep obligation to him because he had appreciated their condition as a Slave-State.
The Great Conspiracy, Part 6|John Alexander Logan

British Dictionary definitions for slave state

Slave State

noun

US history any of the 15 Southern states in which slavery was legal until the Civil War

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slave state

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Slave State

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