New York, in 1799, declared that all children born of slaves after July 4 of that year should be free, though held for a term as apprentices; and in 1827 it swept away the last vestiges of slavery.

纽约于 1799 年宣布，所有在该年 7 月 4 日之后由奴隶所生的孩子都应获得自由， 尽管他们会被关押一段时间作为学徒；1827 年， 它扫除了奴隶制的最后残余。