Which of the following messages do the excerpts from the "Petitions of Slaves to the Massachusetts Legislature" (1773–1777) suggest?

Question

Question 24 options:

a) that, because slaves were not citizens, they lacked any natural or unalienable rights in common with whites

b) that the persistence of slavery was inexorably leading the new nation toward a civil war between North and South

c) that the horrors of the Revolution led slaves to reject all the ideas that the new nation represented

d) that, if not granted freedom, slaves would immediately rebel and violently fight for their ability to form their own nation

e) that owning slaves and professing the ideas of Christianity and the Revolution are contradictory

Answer 1

The correct option is:

e) that owning slaves and professing the ideas of Christianity and the Revolution are contradictory.

The "Petitions of Slaves to the Massachusetts Legislature" (1773–1777) often highlight the contradictions between the principles of liberty and equality articulated during the American Revolution and the practice of slavery. The petitions frequently refer to Christian values and the revolutionary ideals of freedom and equality to argue for their emancipation.