After the Revolution, African-Americans in the North

question 63

Multiple Choice

After the Revolution, African-Americans in the North:

• A) often wound up in a state similar to that of indentured servitude.
• B) began fleeing to the South when they saw that the new states would not approve emancipation.
• C) benefited greatly from the popularity of manumission (or voluntary emancipation of slaves by whites).
• D) were happy that the process of abolition under the new state constitutions meant that all current slaves would be free during their lifetimes.

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