Key events that shaped law and culture: A battleground between Federalists and Jeffersonians:
Emergence of the mid-Atlantic region as America’s financial and commercial hub:
Slavery lingered in the mid-Atlantic states after the Revolution, but the process of abolishing slavery began in Pennsylvania in 1780 and was well advanced in all three states by the end of the early republican era. Leader in the law: In addition to becoming the nation’s economic leader, New York also became the leader among the states in shaping the law, due partly to its status as the legal publishing center of the United States and the profound influence of its chancellor, James Kent (1801-1823). |