According to “The History Atlas of New York City” by Eric Homberger the British force were annihilated by the American troops on July 1779. After the final exodus of The British from New York in 1783, the city was in the process of reconstruction and repair not only physically but culturally. Alexander Hamilton, the Secretary of the Treasury under George Washington’s regime, advocated slaves be set free and the Society should lead by example. Children of slaves born after 1799 were granted freedom but their older counterparts were not given freedom until 1827. The drastic number from 2369 slaves in 1790 to 518 slaves in 1820.
The change of government from The British to George Washington regime helped reduce the ownership of slaves and allowed blacks some degree of freedom. Although Alexander Hamilton was a hypocrite to an extent ( he died as a slave owner in 1804), he successfully helped free a large number of slaves.
Free at last!
I think this was extremely significant in the development of New york and the united states of america. If the American soldiers had lost this battle< and the slaves weren't freed, who knows where we would be living today. On a scale of 1 – 10 i rate this an 8 because i believe it is very significant.
I believe that the act of Hamilton was really important also, even though he was a hypocrite. He did change the New York dramatically just because of his bravery to stand up and speak out. One a scale of 1-10, I would rate this as a 9 because not only did this effect thier time, but it also effected many years after and still our time now.
On a sclae of 1-10, this argument is definitly a 9. I think it is really important in the history of New york, altough Hamilton still had slaves, he helped free a lot of them and that was the first step i believe.
So I completely agree that ending slavery was top on the list for influencing a change in New York as well as everywhere else. People had to not only change what they were doing but also change their entire way of thinking and how they lived their lives. This new form of government taught New Yorkers how to do so and made the first step in showing the right way to live. So I would say that this topic could definitely be a solid 10 on an importance scale in that it shaped a new way of thinking and helped mold New York and the rest of the world into what it has become today.