Question

Personal liberties were among the key ideas of the American Revolution. Given this fact, why did slavery continue after the American Revolution?

Answer 1

Do you have answer choices? Because there are many broad answers I can give you.

Answer 2

A. Slave labor was important to the New England economy.
B. The colonial government encouraged manumission.
C. British, Loyalists, and Patriots all agreed that liberty did not extend to slaves.
D. The Southern plantation economy depended on slavery.