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In a Thomas Jefferson biography I learned that the Ordinance of 1784 (which would have banned slavery of the version Thomas Jefferson supported) failed due to the sickness of the New Jersey represenative. What if he wasnt and it had passed by the vote banning slavery in all new territories and states?