How did slavery affect the settlement of Oregon?
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African Americans were permitted to live in certain areas.
African Americans were permitted to live in certain areas.
Oregon was originally settled as a haven for escaped free slaves.
Oregon was originally settled as a haven for escaped free slaves.
Oregon banned slavery but also banned African Americans from the state.
Oregon banned slavery but also banned African Americans from the state.
Oregon became a slave state when it joined the United States.
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Oregon banned slavery in its original constitution in 1857, but also included a provision that prohibited African Americans from living in the state. This racial exclusion clause was not officially repealed until 1926. Slavery did not have a significant impact on the settlement of Oregon as it was not a major slaveholding state.