Abolition is the act of removing something. The British inside the colony wanted to abolish the so called ‘Traitors of the crown” while attempting to receive aid from colonists. Lord Dunmore had a high influence on the slaves mostly, giving them their freedom if they ran away from their masters and joined his British Army. As a slave it must be tempting to take the offer even if the cost is your life. Lord Dunmore had a high influence on the enslaved colonists knowing slavery was excluded from the Declaration of Independence.
The exclusion of the slavery within the Declaration of Independence effected the colonists positively and negatively. Firstly, it hurt them because people like Lord Dunmore abused this against the colonists that gave
The exclusion of the slavery within the Declaration of Independence effected the colonists positively and negatively. Firstly, it hurt them because people like Lord Dunmore abused this against the colonists that gave