they had to form a new government with 50% saying slavery was illegal
A major requirement before the states could be readmitted is that they had to ratify the Emancipation Proclamation and abolish slavery in their boundaries in order to rejoin the Union
The middle colonies were New Netherlands/New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware. The most populous was Pennsylvania settled during the 17th century. Settlers usually organized themselves in small farms spread throughout the colony with a few cities. <em>The Middle colonies had two major ports who were the main economic outposts, New York City and Philadelphia.</em>
