The correct answer to this open question is the following.
Some of the groups that began to fight slavery in the mid-1700s were Quakers and freed slaves.
These groups considered that slavery was inhumane and should be abolished. They thought that the slave trade was horrendous and that thousands of people died in the ships coming to America, from Africa. In a religious consideration, these groups considered that the practice of slavery was against God's will and should be ended in the Colonies.
<h3><em>The First Amendment reads, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof…” This clearly and unambiguously states that the religious institutions must remain out of the government and vice versa.</em></h3>
The Roman Empire was divided in half during the 3rd century was because its rapid expansion made it harder and harder to regulate, especially when it came to increasing crime.