Slavery After The American Revolution
How did the institution of slavery in the North differ from that in the South following the American Revolution?
A
Pennsylvania led the North in abolishing slavery, whereas the South maintained it as an entrenched institution.
B
Slavery continued unchanged in both regions, remaining fully legal but not widespread.
C
Rhode Island led the North by initiating an emancipation policy in 1784, while slavery remained legal in the South.
D
All Northern states enacted immediate emancipation, while institutionalized slavery persisted in the South.