-What View Might Have Contributed Most to Americans' Continuation of Slavery

question 30

Multiple Choice

-What view might have contributed most to Americans' continuation of slavery while also supporting liberty for themselves?

• A) the belief that only property owners have a stake in government
• B) distrust of powerful central governments
• C) the notion that government rests on the consent of the governed
• D) an understanding that abolition would ultimately be inevitable

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Definitions:

Opportunity Cost

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Economy

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Opportunity Cost

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