Reddit History removed this post so I thought I'd move it here. If anyone has any knowledge of writings on this topic elsewhere please let me know...

if the American Revolution had failed and life in the colonies somehow returned to an amicable colonial state in regards to relations with Britain (with or without parliamentary representation) how difficult would it have then become for Britain to carry out the eventual abolition of slavery throughout the Empire in 1833?

I'm not necessarily concerned with any non-slavery repercussions of an American defeat... I understand that history would have been drastically different without American independence (Louisiana Purchase, etc)... I'm only interested in the actual feasibility of abolition (financially and politically) considering the growing dependency on slavery during the 19th century and the economic and social effort required of Britain to peacefully compensate slave-owners...