I Have a Few Questions

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Slavery slowly became illegal in the North, pretty much on a state-by-state basis after 1800 for a variety of reasons - one of which hung primarily on the fact that it was no longer profitable once the slave trade had been declared illegal .

Kate - The only advice that I can give is to start reading anything and everything you can get your hands on. Compare and contrast viewpoints Study the political, economic, social, and religious factors of American life and European influence over the first two hundred years. Also, try to put yourself in the mindset of Americans from the various sectors of our country during the changing decades. I guarantee that will keep you busy until the 200th anniversary of the Civil War - and you probably will still not have reached a definitive answer.