This petition served as the first official written protest of slavery in the new world. While it is not a direct rebellion, or call for physical action, the petition and German Quaker organization critiqued slavery for its moral violations of Christian ethics. More accurately, this petiton can be viewed as a call for collective reflection rather than collective action on the issue of slavery in British North America. Because it was only passed along through Quaker governing bodies, this document failed to bring about much driect or disruptive action. It did however, set quite the precedent for future abolitionist movements. While the immorality argument against slavery seems to be a common theme in abolitionist movements now, this petition was the first time morality was utilized to spark a change in social structure.