What effect did the Declaration of Independence have on slavery in the late

1700s?

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A. It made the slave trade illegal in the United States.

B. It created support for British laws that abolished slavery.

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c. It helped some Americans realize that slavery was not fair,

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D. It created laws to ban slavery in the North

D. It created laws to ban slavery in the North.

Explanation:

After the Civil War ended,some states in the North decided to abolish Slavery either through a new Constitution or by Judicial decree.

Virginia declared slavery to be illegal in a new Constitution in 1777 and in 1783, Massachusetts and New Hampshire outlawed it as well by Judicial decree.