This is a bizarre argument. Slavery had been abolished in England in 1772, prior to the Declaration of Independence. At the time of the Declaration of Independence, slavery was legal in all states, including Massachusetts.
England did not abolish slavery in 1772, they didn’t even complete the job in 1833 either. They later had to come up with yet another bill to address slavery in (India I think it was).
Yes. 1843. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Slavery_Act,_1843