Describe the process of emancipation in the North. What factors contributed to this process? What explains the differences between the nature and pace of emancipation in New England and emancipation in the Mid-Atlantic states?
Please provide the best answer for the statement.
The ideal answer should:
1. Explain the role economic change, evangelical religion, and Enlightenment ideas played in bringing about the end of slavery in the North.
2. Explain how emancipation proceeded in New England, noting the role slaves played in advancing the process.
3. Distinguish between gradual emancipation and immediate emancipation, and explain why some states adopted gradual emancipation plans.
4. Explain why slavery lasted longer in the Mid-Atlantic states than it did in New England.
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