slave state
noun/ˈsleɪv steɪt/
/ˈsleɪv steɪt/
- (in the US) any state that practised slavery before and during the American Civil War. The term was especially important when new states were established as either free states or slave states, as in the Missouri Compromise. Most slave states were in the South, but several northern states had practised slavery early in their history.
美国内战之前和期间实行奴隶制的任何州。当新州建立为自由州或蓄奴州时（如密苏里妥协案），该术语尤其重要。大多数蓄奴州位于南方，但一些北方州在历史早期就实行了奴隶制。