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“Leastwise, we now have our timeline. Your cut-off for the existence of “colonies” is the end of business day July 4. 1776. Just prior to that, one could apply the term “colony” or “state” to those entities that where thenceforth only known by the term “states”. What had been called the United Colonies, then and there, became the United States. At that point, those free and Independent states commenced drafting their individual constitutions. Every Northern state began writing the abolition of slavery into their state constitutions. These things don't happen overnight. No Southern state was writing the abolition of slavery into their respective constitutions. In point of fact, Massachusetts had declared its own independence from the British Monarch in May of 1776. Massachusetts then commenced hammering out its anti-slavery “state” constitution which went into effect in 1780.
For you to harp on bashing Northern slave states without even bothering to mention slavery in the South is most disingenuous. You are driven by hatred of the North, hatred of Lincoln and will twist and distort whatever facts in order to put the North in a bad light. Nobody is saying the northerners were saints. No one is saying the North became enlightened to the horrors of the peculiar institution in the South and decide to wage war to free the slaves. You are setting up a straw-man and then over-arguing it to unleash your bias. Remember, for future reference, when the people of today discuss Colonies, they are talking about the “states” prior to Independence Day and we refer to them as “states” since Independence Day. At least that is how it works here in the States. Now please tell me what is the distinction you make between “northern states” and “original northern states”. To be clear, and so forth and so on and forth and on.”

I leap to the conclusion you agree with DoodleDawg. And me.

I didn't think that you would understand. Your bias blinds you. Consider this: each and every "original northern state", at the very first opportunity, which was provided by the Declaration of Independence, when they could make their own constitutions, independent of Britain, undertook immediate steps toward the abolition of slavery. Those same northern states that you love to say "enshrined slavery in the US Constitution" were at the same time beginning to abolish it at home. You know they weren't "enshrining" it for themselves, but in deference to Georgia and South Carolina.

Now, you seem to have half a brain, so think of it this way. Suppose you were thinking of getting into a business in 1777 that relied on slave labor. Would you be looking to open up shop in the North or the South?

Meanwhile, can we get back to my previous question to you? Please tell me what is the distinction you make between "northern states" and "original northern states". To be clear, and so forth and so on and forth and on.