- The northern states gave priority to slaveholders' property rights so that emancipation often was spaced out over several slave generations.
- Very few northerners saw any contradiction between freedom for themselves and slavery for African Americans.
- Slaves were threatening violence in the northern states, causing many whites to retreat from their earlier willingness to support rapid emancipation.
- Economically, slavery was becoming more viable and profitable in the North in the 1770s and early 1780s.
northern states etiketine sahip kayıtlar gösteriliyor. Tüm kayıtları göster
northern states etiketine sahip kayıtlar gösteriliyor. Tüm kayıtları göster