41. For 32 of the Constitution's first 36 years, a white slaveholding Virginian occupied the presidency. 42. The southern states believed slaveholding was a constitutional right because of the Fugitive slave clause of the Constitution. 43. He advised the tribes to take up slaveholding to aid them in European-style farming and plantations. 44. After 1830, abolitionist and minister William Lloyd Garrison promoted emancipation, characterizing slaveholding as a personal sin. 45. Thus, the proposed Tallmadge Amendment could further restrict the weight of the slaveholding South in the Union. 46. After the war, he rebuilt his wealth as a slaveholding planter in lower Monroe County, Alabama. 47. New York City was the first national capital under the Constitution; it had no laws restricting slaveholding . 48. Despite petitions from the slaveholding delegation, Robespierre and the Committee decided to endorse the decree in full. 49. The Coffin family was greatly influenced by the teachings of John Woolman who believed that slaveholding was not fair. 50. Prior to its purchase in 1803, the rulers of Spain and France had sanctioned slaveholding in the region.
