England ended the institution of slavery in 1772. Massachusetts chose to keep slavery legal until court cases in 1781. Slavery was not completely abolished in the United States until 1865. And somehow England is to blame for decisions made over here?
I’m going to put this a different way.
Prior to 1776, slavery was the British Empire’s ships, carrying the British Empire’s cargo, leaving one of the Empire’s ports or controlled areas, and ending the journey in another of the Empire’s ports or controlled areas.
Under no circumstances should America be paying for this.
None. America didn’t do this. The Founders stood against this and deserve credit for it, not derision.
“England ended the institution of slavery in 1772.”
This is not a fact and you should stop saying it.
England ended the institution of slavery in England in 1772. And the hypocrisy of it royally pissed Benjamin Franklin off.