The USA became a country in 1776.
Slavery was abolished in 1865.
That's 89 years of Slavery in the USA.
At the peak of Slavery in 1860 there were 31,443,321 people in the entire USA which includes all the free states and the 15 slave states.
There were 393,975 slave holders concentrated in the 15 slave states.
31,443,221 divided by 393,975 is ONLY 1.25% of the ENTIRE US population.
89 years with ONLY 1.25% of the ENTIRE US population owning a slave, 160 years since 1865 without.
Much of the U.S. territories changed hands and were owned/ruled/controlled by other countries multiple times before the USA became an independent country in 1776.
Slavery was abolished in 1865.
Major European powers involved:Britain — Largest holder (13 colonies + later claims in Midwest, Pacific Northwest).
France — New France/Louisiana Territory (much of the Midwest and South); sold to U.S. in Louisiana Purchase (1803). Also claimed parts of the Northeast and Great Lakes.
Spain — Florida, Southwest (California, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona), and parts of the South until the 1800s. Ceded via Adams-Onís Treaty (1819) and Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (1848 after Mexican-American War).
Mexico — Controlled the Southwest (including Texas) after independence from Spain (1821) until losing it to the U.S. in 1848.
Russia — Alaska (Russian America) until sold to the U.S. in 1867.
Netherlands/Sweden — Small early colonies in the Northeast (absorbed by Britain).
Key acquisitions that expanded the U.S.:
Louisiana Purchase (1803) from France.
57 years of legal slavery.
Florida from Spain (1819)
46 years of legal slavery.
Texas annexation (1845)
20 years of legal slavery.
Alaska Purchase (1867)
Never had legal slavery.
Hawaii annexation (1898)
Never had legal slavery.
Logic example supporting the facts above, France owned/ruled/controlled some of the slave states until the Louisiana Purchase in 1803,
Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska
Large portions: North Dakota, South Dakota
Portions east of the Continental Divide: Montana, Wyoming, Colorado
Western Minnesota (west of the Mississippi River)
Northeastern New Mexico
Northern Texas (small portions)
Louisiana, west of the Mississippi River, including New Orleans.
Purchase in 1803, slavery abolished in 1865, 57 years of legal slavery in those states.
Historical records indicate that approximately 320,000 to 360,000 white Union soldiers died fighting for the freedom of slaves.
Time to stop making slavery a crutch