Which of the Following Statements About the Proclamation Issued by the Royal

question 23

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about the proclamation issued by the royal governor of Virginia on November 7,1775,is MOST accurate?

• A)It freed every slave throughout the colony.
• B)It led to the creation of an "Ethiopian Regiment" of escaped slaves.
• C)It aroused unrest in a slave population which,up to that point,had been peaceable and docile.
• D)It turned the vast majority of white Virginians into staunch Loyalists.

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