Personal liberties were among the key ideas of the American Revolution. Given this fact, why did slavery continue after the Amer
ican Revolution? A. The Southern plantation economy depended on slavery. B. The colonial government encouraged manumission. C. Slave labor was important to the New England economy. D. British, Loyalists, and Patriots all agreed that liberty did not extend to slaves.
Personal liberties were among the key ideas of the American Revolution, but slavery continued because these liberties were debated whether they applied to African Americans or not. The Northern colonies did not support nor did they depend on slavery like the A) Southern plantation economy depended on slavery.
