The colonies advertised the middle colonies in Europe to help attract more settlers. People that moved to the middle colonies to escape any type of religious persecutions.
A.Traties is the answer probably.I had some hard thinking and came up with this.
It said that as of January 1, 1863, all slaves in the rebellious states "shall be, thenceforward, and forever free." This was issued by Lincoln to preserve the nation into a battle for human freedom.