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During the late 1700s, what did slaves increasingly base their freedom suits upon?
 
  A) contractual technicalities regarding their terms of service
  B) humane treatment by white slave masters
  C) revolutionary principles of universal liberty
  D) the doctrines of the Roman Catholic faith

Question 2

Thomas Jefferson and John Adams, in writing the Declaration of Independence, __________.
 
  A) meant for the phrase all men are created equal to include blacks as well as whites
  B) thought that possibly slaves could be freed and Americans would resolve their differences peacefully at some time in the future
  C) took for granted the accepted differences between the rights of white men and the rights of blacks
  D) never even thought about the issue of slavery or blacks, since it was such a part of American culture



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Answer: C

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