What Was the Primary Reason That African Americans Were Temporarily

What was the primary reason that African Americans were temporarily barred from joining the Continental Army in 1775?

A) Southern delegates opposed African American enlistment because they feared a potential slave rebellion.
B) American colonists feared that Indian tribes west of the Appalachians would attack settlements in the Low Country and Chesapeake regions while African Americans were away serving in the Continental Army.
C) New England delegates opposed African American enlistment in the Continental Army because fewer African Americans lived in their home region.
D) The French pressured their American allies to bar African Americans from joining the Continental Army.