Some enslaved people were able to gain their freedom because English law forbid what practice?

Christians enslaving Christians
the enslavement of children
Christians enslaving Africans
the Enslavement of pregnant women

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Some enslaved people were able to gain their freedom because English law forbade Christians enslaving Christians. In several instances, legal arguments were made that those who were baptized as Christians could not be enslaved under English law, leading to some enslaved individuals gaining their freedom.