By the middle of the eighteenth century,the manumission of slaves in the Mid-Atlantic colonies had been

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By the middle of the eighteenth century, legal requirements that masters post heavy bonds before freeing their slaves were introduced, which dramatically decreased the manumission of slaves in the Mid-Atlantic colonies. This made it financially burdensome for slave owners to free their slaves, thereby reducing the number of slaves who were manumitted.

By the Middle of the Eighteenth Century,the Manumission of Slaves