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I remember watching a documentary a long time ago about slavery and abolition in Britain. One thing it mentioned is that, as the influence of abolitionism began to grow, some prominent slaver owners in the British Caribbean threatened to sever ties with Britain and join the United States. Obviously it never came to that OTL, but I was wondering how plausible such a scenario could be or what would need to happen to bring it about?
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