Question

Which statement best explains why the Declaration of Independence does not directly address the issues of slavery

Answer 1

Some of the colonies were in favor of slavery and others were opposed to it

Answer 2

Which statement best explains why the Declaration of Independence does not directly address the issue of slavery?

A.Thomas Jefferson’s own plantation depended on the labor of enslaved people.

B.Thomas Jefferson did not believe in the trade of enslaved people.

C.Some of the colonies were in favor of slavery and others were opposed to it.

D.Some of the colonists believed that enslaved people could help fight the British.