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Personal liberties were among the key ideas of the American Revolution. Given this fact, why did slavery continue after the American Revolution?
A. Slave labor was important to the New England economy.
B. The Southern plantation economy depended on slavery.
C. The colonial government encouraged manumission.
D. British, Loyalists, and Patriots all agreed that liberty did not extend to slaves.

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The most important reason was economical: slavery was profitable for slave owners in the South, and they were against its abolishing. The southern plantations were very work -intensive, so a lot of work was needed and slave labour was a very cheap source of labour that the owners didn't want to give up upon.
the correct answer is B. The Southern plantation economy depended on slavery.
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The Southern plantation economy depended on slavery.

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