Was the American revolution fought to end slavery?

Answer 1

Religious/moral, economic, and political reasons. Slavery was an entrenched economic institution in Britain when the English colonies were founded, and that tradition was brought to America with the colonialists. Most northern colonies eventually abolished slavery in part because there was tight competition for labor and free white men did not want to have to compete with slave labor for jobs. (This premise would also become a motivator for the nation-wide abolition of slavery as advocated by Northern states.) The religious movement for abolition was also rooted in the North, particularly among the Quakers of Pennsylvania, and so the abolitionist movement caught on in the North first. The Southern agrarian states were more dependant on slave labor, and they feared its abolition would destroy their economies. But one of the main ideological premises behind the Revolution was that all men were created equal. It became very difficult to ignore the hypocrisy of founding a nation on this premise while allowing slavery to persist in the new nation. Even some slave owners recognized this fact. Thomas Jefferson, himself a slave owner, was one of the most outspoken abolitionists of the Revolutionary era. He wished to abolish slavery throughout the South so that he could free his own slaves without being at an economic disadvantage against other slave-owning plantations. However, abolition did not come to be during Jefferson's lifetime, and only upon his death in 1826 did he free his slaves in his will.

Answer 2

Because the American Revolution wasn't about slavery. It was fought for the independence of the American Colonies from British rule. It is also known as the War for Independence. The Civil War, on the other hand, was primarily about slavery (and the rights of states to allow it) and did end it, legal and technically, although it was extremely difficult to enforce, especially in the South.

Answer 3

No, the American Revolution was fought for American independence from Britain. Britain had founded and owned the American colonies, but the harsh British policies and treatment towards the colonists sparked rebellion and war. The fight to end slavery happened much later during the American Civil War in the 1800s.

Answer 4

It did not end slavery only the slavery run by the british