Answer:
should be letter c
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African slaves sometimes committed suicide because they thought it was better to not have to suffer through the slavery and being put in there position. They felt slavery was never going to end and that they would never be free, so they chose another route without continuous pain and suffering. African slaves looked at suicide as freedom. It was common for a african slave to commit suicide, they felt there was no way out and that was the only way.
The introduction in the first part of the declaration of independance states the reason for governmental rule