Which of the Following Was NOT a Key Obstacle to the Abolition

question 6

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was NOT a key obstacle to the abolition of slavery in the Revolutionary era and new nation?

• A) the Lockean belief in protecting property against outside interference
• B) the idea that slavery for blacks made freedom possible for whites
• C) the fact that slavery was an old institution in America
• D) the widespread fear that freed slaves would move west and unite with Indians
• E) the reality that a high percentage of some states' populations consisted of slaves

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