Do you think that the North and New Jersey in particular was interested in the abolition of slavery

Do you think that the North and New Jersey in particular was interested in the abolition of slavery

Historical Challenge-Slavery And Abolition

Based on your research on the 13th Amendment and slave populations in the North at 1850 and beyond, do you think that the North, in general, and New Jersey in particular, was interested in the abolition of slavery? Share your findings and offer your perspectives.

Please note that you can earn more points in this discussion if you write several paragraphs offering details, especially numerical data, statistics, or other figures!

Hint: https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/00165897ch14.pdf