Turning Points
in Wisconsin History
Henry Dodge brought his slaves to Wisconsin
First Governor of Wisconsin a Slaveholder
Although the Northwest Ordinance (1787) forbade the extension of slavery into Wisconsin, a number of early settlers brought slaves with them to the territory. Henry Dodge, Wisconsin's first territorial Governor, was among Wisconsin's most notable slaveowners, as this article recounts.
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Territory to Statehood Wisconsin in the Civil War Era Early U.S. Settlement The Civil War Home Front |
| Creator: | Adams County Press |
| Pub Data: | Adams County Press. 1 January 1916. |
| Citation: | "First governor of Wisconsin a slaveholder." Adams County Press (1 January 1916). Online facsimile at: http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=1355; Visited on: 5/4/2024 |
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