How limited can slavery be in the Thirteen Colonies

I've been thinking about Thomas Jefferson's idea that the institution of slavery had been "forced" on the American colonies by the British monarchy, while this is an inaccurate perception of how slavery came to mainland North America it made me wonder. Could slavery be avoided in Britain's North American colonies and how does this change the make up of the Thirteen Colonies?
 
Slavery was outlawed by the British Empire sometime around the turn of the century. If the American revolution fails, this change would affect the Thirteen Colonies. Otherwise, Britain could have outlawed it in the 1760s or so and the effect would occur there.

Perhaps the King or a bunch of important parliamentarians read the story of an abused escaped slave or something, get horrified by it and call a vote, all the while distributing this information across the empire.

- BNC
 
Georgia could have avoided it if Oglethorpe remained governor.
The pressure to permit slavery in Georgia was considerable, and came from a variety of sources both internal and external. The lack of a workforce, tendency for wealthier migrants to go elsewhere (especially South Carolina), and resentment of Oglethorpe for being a perceived dictator were significant factors. So was the resentment from the Carolinas (both of them) for runaway slaves who escaped to Georgia.

In practice, slavery was only banned in Georgia for 15 years (1735-1750), and the ban was being flouted from about 1745. Even if Oglethorpe had remained longer in Georgia, I don't think that the antislavery laws would have held out much longer.
 
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