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In 1784 Thomas Jefferson proposed federal legislation banning slavery in the New Territories after 1800, which failed by one vote. What was the origin of this legislation, and what prompted the single Southern vote in favor, the absent New Jersey representative, and its overall failure to pass?

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In 1784 Thomas Jefferson proposed federal legislation banning slavery in the New Territories after 1800, which failed by one vote. What was the origin of this legislation, and what prompted the single Southern vote in favor, the absent New Jersey representative, and its overall failure to pass?	186