In the Upper South, a considerable number of slaveholders emancipated their slaves.

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In the Upper South, particularly in the period following the American Revolution, there was a significant movement towards the emancipation of slaves. Influenced by revolutionary ideals of liberty and equality, as well as practical economic considerations, many slaveholders in states like Virginia and Maryland chose to free their slaves through manumission or in their wills.

In the Upper South, a Considerable Number of Slaveholders Emancipated