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This opposition occurred mainly from 1784 to 1790, when Indian raids took place in Pennsylvania, Georgia and Kentucky. Many frontiersmen and settlers were killed during these raids. The violence culminated in the battle of the Fallen Timbers during 1794, when the Indians were defeated by U.S. soldiers. They were obliged to surrender and accept the Treaty of Greenville in 1795. The treaty provided the colonialists with the right to settle I the state of Ohio, and the Indians only with the right to maintain their territory in the north-western corner of the state.

Under the North-Western Ordinances, settlers were guaranteed certain rights, which would become constitutionally guaranteed later. They received the right of freedom to religion, the right to a jury trial, and the permanent abolition of slavery in these territories.

As a result of the expansion effort, slavery was abolished either directly or progressively in some states. In Pennsylvania, an abolition law...

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Rhode Island and Connecticut followed a progressive program instead, emancipating slaves gradually rather than directly. Usually, this meant that children born after the law was passed were free after they reached the age of 18, or 28 in some cases. A third option was for slave owners to give their slaves freedom on an individual basis.
Because of the moral and economic development of the country, slavery was eventually abandoned altogether. The end of the 18th century saw the complete abolishment of slavery in New York State, while New Jersey provided for general emancipation in the first years of the 18th century. While New Hampshire did not fully abolish slavery, there were only eight slaves left in the year 1800. The country's expansion therefore also meant the moral and economic development of to abolish slavery and ensure equality for all living within the United States.

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