What Caused Slavery’s Rebirth After The American Revolution, And How Did This Development Shape You?
The American Revolution undoubtedly gave rise to an unprecedented population of free black Americans; however, it also brought many negative consequences in terms of slavery. In fact, after the Declaration of Independence in 1776, the number of slaves in the country increased significantly to around 500,000, about 20% of the new nation’s residents. Various legal and social factors constitute this rebirth of slavery. Walker (2015) writes that “the whites have

