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WHY WOULD THE NORTHERN STATES CARE ABOUT ELIMINATING THE SLAVE TRADE IN WASHINGTON DC

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The 13th amendment in the US constitution abolished Slavery in 1845.

Around 1805, slavery was abolished in most of the northern states, making the northern states Slave -free before most of the southern states. Washington Dc, in particular, did not abolish slavery until 1805.

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