Territorial Slavery Act of 1862

Territorial Slavery Act of 1862
Long titleAn Act to secure Freedom to all Persons within the Territories of the United States
NicknamesTerritorial Slavery Act of 1862
Citations
Statutes at Large12 Stat. 432, ch. 111, § 1
Legislative history
  • Introduced in the House as H.R. 374 on March 24, 1862
  • Passed the House on May 12, 1862 (85-50)
  • Passed the Senate on June 9, 1862 (28-10)
  • Signed into law by President Abraham Lincoln on June 19, 1862

An Act to secure Freedom to all Persons within the Territories of the United States, 12 Stat. 432, ch. 111, §1, colloquially known as the Territorial Slavery Act of 1862, is a federal law passed by the United States Congress prohibiting slavery in all current and future territories of the United States. Congress passed the legislation on June 9, 1862, and President Abraham Lincoln signed it into law on June 19, 1862.

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