What effect did the American Revolution have on the practice of slavery?
A) On the whole, slaves rejected any form of patriotic ideology and were resigned to their fate.
B) Slaves began using the language of liberty in their arguments against slavery.
C) The Revolution inspired the British to immediately outlaw slavery throughout their empire.
D) It resulted in more Indians being enslaved in the United States than people of African heritage.
E) In some states, indentured servants started to outnumber slaves.

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The American Revolution introduced ideals of liberty and freedom that slaves and abolitionists used in their arguments against slavery, incorporating the rhetoric of the revolution to highlight the contradictions between the fight for American freedom and the practice of slavery.

What Effect Did the American Revolution Have on the Practice