The legislature, of New Jersey, passes the Gradual Abolition Act, setting—without a civil war—a 42-year timetable for the elimination of slavery. This brings the balance, in the Senate, of free States and slave States to eight free and seven slave—excluding the federal enclave of Ohio.
[restored 11/14/2021]
Subsequent Events:
Authority:
unanimous Declaration (of Independence), Paragraph 6
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Article X of Amendment
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References:
History of slavery in New Jersey – Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_slavery_in_New_Jersey#Abolition_of_slavery
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