If the question is "Is the slavery a cause for the colonies declaring independence from Britain," then no. They wanted freedom from them.
Slavery was a big issue in the Civil War, though.
The Declaration of Independence was a letter to the king about the reasons the colonies were declaring themselves free from the crown. Slavery wasn't an issue in this case.
religious prosecution
Taxation without representation
what powers do the colonies now claim to have as a result of declaring their indeppendence
Slavery in the southern colonies increased after the invention of the cotton gin. This invention made plantation agriculture extremely lucrative; slavery was abolished in 1865.
what powers do the colonies now claim to have as a result of declaring their indeppendence
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Slavery arrived in the colonies in 1619 so the colonies started with slavery.
No, only in the south colonies. The north colonies were against slavery. There were few in the north colonies.
slavery
The South Colonies. :)
the declaration of independance