American Revolution and the Large-Scale Violence by the Europeans

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The founding of the United States in the years after the American Revolution was a point at which America could have reset its relationship with slavery, but instead chose not to. Why?
The American Revolution secured the founding of the US on 4 July 1776. The Declaration of Independence proclaimed universal rights, rooted not in British precedents but in the laws of nature (Clark and Hewitt 203). The new country had its authority, not with the kings or rulers but with the people occupying the colonies. One bold step was the idea that “all men are created equal.” The statement demonstrated the popular move to wrest self-government and self-determination from the hierarchical powers vested in the imperial monarchy. The statement also embodied the idea of equality for all. Indeed, the American Revolution and the subsequent Declaration of Independence provided hope for a better future based on principles that respected human rights. While the US should have used the American Revolution and the subsequent founding of the nation to reset its relationship with slavery, the US chose to continue with the same institution.
The Revolution did not abolish slavery entirely but reduced the institution's popularity. The founding of America continued to raise more questions than answers on the issue of slavery. On the one hand, some felt that no contradiction existed between the Patriot cause and the ownership of slaves. Prior to the Revolution, the Patriots held that the recent British laws for the American colonies were unfair and amounted to a violation of their rights. The supporters of slavery in the newly founded America maintained that having other humans as the property was a fact of life no one could deny (Clark and Hewitt 232). Some slave owners like Washington and Jefferson agonized with the problem of slavery. However, British and Loyalist commentators quickly corrected the American revolutionaries who complained of enslavement but were reluctant to abolish the system. Nonetheless, the Revolution altered the way slavery operated. For instance, the Vermont constitution outlawed slavery. Notable individuals like Alexander Hamilton released slaves he had acquired. Lawsuits from former slaves led to the abolishment of slavery in Massachusetts and Hampshire.
America embraced abolition where economic circumstances allowed. While slavery declined in the new country, it remained important in some northern states. For instance, Pennsylvania and New Jersey passed abolition laws which bound the children of the existing slaves to labor until they became adults in 1780 and 1804, respectively (Clark and Hewitt 232). New Jersey and Pennsylvania freed their last slaves in 1846 and 1847, respectively. Generally, the number of slaves in the North reduced from 50,000 in 1775 to 27,000 in 1810 (Clark and Hewitt 233). Most of these slaves worked as laborers and domestic workers. In the South, the demand for slaves was reduced because of the shift from tobacco to grain cultivation. As a result, the number of slave owners releasing their slaves increased. The slave owners appreciated that slavery violated the inalienable rights of individuals. They believed that it contradicted Christ&r...