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slaveless — slave·less … English syllables
slaveless — adjective where slavery was prohibited a free soil state • Syn: ↑free soil, ↑non slave • Similar to: ↑free … Useful english dictionary
slave — slaveless, adj. slavelike, adj. /slayv/, n., v., slaved, slaving. n. 1. a person who is the property of and wholly subject to another; a bond servant. 2. a person entirely under the domination of some influence or person: a slave to a drug. 3. a… … Universalium
Free-soil — a. 1. Pertaining to, or advocating, the non extension of slavery; esp. applied to a party which was active during the period 1846 1856. [U.S.] [WordNet 1.5] 2. Pertaining to territory where slavery was prohibited. [U.S.] [WordNet sense 1] Syn: s … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Freesoiler — Free soil Free soil , a. 1. Pertaining to, or advocating, the non extension of slavery; esp. applied to a party which was active during the period 1846 1856. [U.S.] [WordNet 1.5] 2. Pertaining to territory where slavery was prohibited. [U.S.]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Free-soilism — Free soil Free soil , a. 1. Pertaining to, or advocating, the non extension of slavery; esp. applied to a party which was active during the period 1846 1856. [U.S.] [WordNet 1.5] 2. Pertaining to territory where slavery was prohibited. [U.S.]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
History of South Carolina — South Carolina is one of the thirteen original states of the United States of America. Its history has been remarkable for an extraordinary commitment to political independence, whether from overseas or federal control. As a cornerstone of… … Wikipedia
Social class in American history — Social class has been an important theme for historians of the United States for over 100 years. Colonial periodHistorians in recent decades have explored in microscopic detail the process of settling the new country and creating the social… … Wikipedia
South Carolina in the American Civil War — South Carolina had long before the American Civil War been a region that heavily supported individual states rights and the institution of slavery. Political leaders such as John C. Calhoun and Preston Brooks had inflamed regional (and national)… … Wikipedia
Plain Folk of the Old South — The Plain Folk of the Old South, often called yeomen, were the middling white United States Southerners of the 19th century who owned few slaves or none. Historical perspectives Historians have long debated the social, economic and political… … Wikipedia
