Description: A map of the United States and territories at the time of the slavery prohibition issue in 1850, after the Missouri Compromise of 1820. The map is color–coded to show the areas where slavery was prohibited by State Law, slavery was prohibited by Federal Law, slavery was maintained by State Law, and areas where slavery was permitted by Federal Action (Utah Territory, New Mexico, and part of the Indian Territory).
Place Names: A Complete Map of the United States, Boston, Washington D.C., San Diego, New York, New Orleans, Chicag
ISO Topic Categories: boundaries,
oceans,
inlandWaters,
location
Keywords: United States and the Slavery Prohibition Issue, physical, political, physical features, country borders,
major political subdivisions, boundaries,
oceans,
inlandWaters,
location, Unknown, 1850
Source: Albert Bushnell Hart, LL.D., The American Nation Vol. 18 (New York, NY: Harper and Brothers, 1907) 6
Map Credit: Courtesy the private collection of Roy Winkelman |
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