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The answer is A. That slavery was still allowed in a free nation.
One of the things the colonists fought for was freedom. Freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and freedom of the press along with other things.
However, for hundreds of thousands of slaves torn away from their homes, they had none of these freedoms. They were considered inferior and not people.
A paradox is a statement that seems absurd of self-contradictory, which this statement very much is. If the U.S. is a free nation, then why do hundreds of thousands of people living there have no freedoms, stolen from them by the very people who advocated for their own freedom?
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They provided British factories with raw materials
No, of course it is a great thing to do for your country and a wonderful sacrifice but you still have a family and you can still be a true citizen by making other sacrifices to your country and playing other rolls. there are tons of things that our country needs and other sacrifices you can make that fit you better. becoming a soldier is not for every one and it has got to be in your heart to do it you have to have to want to gain the skills and want to do it well. although I am not discouraging any one to it I'm just saying you need to have the heart to play that roll in your country. so no it I would not think that.