The Attempt of Some Colonial Legislatures to End the African

question 36

Multiple Choice

The attempt of some colonial legislatures to end the African slave trade was blocked by

• A) a coalition of slave owners.
• B) South Carolina.
• C) the British authorities.
• D) poor whites.
• E) New England slave trading interests.

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