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Slavery was abolished in the United States territories in June 1862. Any new territory was not to have possession of any slaves after this date.
Because it was one of the Deep South states that were most strongly identified with slavery, and it seceded before the war. It was the decision of the four slave-states of the Upper South to join the Confederacy that actually started the war.
The 13th amendment to the US Constitution abolished slavery in the United States and its territories.
The Abolitionist campaign started after the American Revolutionary war when Northern States passed the anti-slavery laws through passage of constitution of Vermont in 1777. Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey followed suit soon after. By 1804 all Northern states had abolished slavery and only Southern states that had economic interest tied with slavery resisted.
A person who was against slavery was called an abolitionist. Abolitionists were people who believed that slavery was wrong and worked to end it. They came from a variety of backgrounds and had a range of beliefs, but they were all united in their opposition to slavery and their commitment to seeing it abolished. Many abolitionists were active in the movement to end slavery in the United States and other countries, and their efforts contributed to the eventual abolition of slavery in many parts of the world.