B is likely the correct answer.
As a former teacher and current law student, it was shocking to me how much administration it takes to run a Government. So much goes into printing, IT, payroll, budgeting, etc.
Following proven health measures is still the best way to keep everyone, including children, safe from The Virus This includes keeping hands clean, practising sneezing and coughing into bent elbows, opening windows, wearing a mask if age-appropriate, and continuing physical distancing.
Slaves were sold which means money was traded and you need money to successfully thrive and so when it ended there was no more money so they had to find different ways and it took a while.