After the War of 1812, Americans were compensated for lost slaves: (A) by an international arbitration agreement decided by the
Russian czar. (B) by forcing France to pay Britain’s debts. (C) by Canadian towns buying the slaves’ freedom. (D) by the Treaty of Ghent. (E) by the slaves purchasing their freedom.
The war of 1812 between the Americans and Britishers was ended withe treaty of Ghent sighed between the representatives of the two countries in Ghent, Belgium. The terms of the treaty includes settling the territorial dispute between the United States and Canada. It also included the exchange of wartime prisoners and Britain agreed to return or pay for the slaves, they captured from the United States.
Usually, back then, they followed their food and tracked them without settling too long in one place. But since that's not one of the answers I would go with A.