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The Declaration of Independence

Question 9 • RMA FL-1001370-English 3 Semester 1

Which statement best explains why the Declaration of Independence does not directly address the issue of slavery?

Answer

A

Thomas Jefferson’s own plantation used the labor of enslaved people.

B

Thomas Jefferson did not believe in the selling of enslaved people.

C

Some colonies supported enslavement to ensure profits, and others were opposed to enslavement.

D

Some colonists believed that enslaved people would want to fight the British.

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