Non-slave (Adjective)
Meaning
Where slavery was prohibited; "a free-soil state".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- Some territories in the United States were designated as non-slave areas, where the practice was strictly forbidden.
- Prior to the American Civil War, non-slave states in the North and free-soil territories in the West attracted settlers looking for land and equality.
- The Midwest non-slave states were crucial for the economy and social development of the country.
- In the non-slave regions of the United States, farmers relied heavily on immigrant labor to work the fields.
- Non-slave territories like Nebraska allowed African Americans and oppressed people to escape from the torment they experienced in their homelands.