The answer is B, white Americans became fearful that the rebellion might spread to american shores.
Soldiers from colonies around the world fought in the war. Colonies became a source of manpower and raw materials. European colonies were not passive, while there was war in Europe, they were actively involved in the fight.
Abolition of slavery in Latin America was based on the philosophy of liberty as a natural right of every man and this was a philosophy of enlightenment as well. Some people of America agreed to this philosophy in the beginning, while others vehemently opposed it. the whites at first did not want to free their black slaves.
