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Slave State

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Noun

1. slave state

any of the southern states in which slavery was legal prior to the American Civil War

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Slave State

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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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any of the states in which slavery was legal before the Civil War: Ala., Ark., Del., Fla., Ga., Ky., La., Md., Miss., Mo., N.C., S.C., Tenn., Tex., & Va.

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Slave State

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n.
1. Slave State Any of the 15 states of the Union in which slavery was legal before the Civil War, including Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.
2. A nation under totalitarian rule.

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