Question: Which of the original 13 colonies banned slavery at its founding?

Answer: When Georgia was founded in 1732, its charter explicitly banned slavery, along with rum, lawyers, and Catholics, making it the only one of the original 13 colonies to start out that way. The ban lasted less than 20 years before the colony's trustees reversed course in 1751 under pressure from settlers who wanted it. Read more about Georgia's strange founding and the man behind it: Read More