-Early Federalist leaders like Alexander Hamilton and John Jay called for the abolition of slavery because slavery _ .
A) threatened the republican values of liberty and virtue
B) made the South more economically powerful than the North
C) rejected the ideas of racial equality and justice
D) gave the Southern states more dominance in the House of Representatives

Question

-Early Federalist leaders like Alexander Hamilton and John Jay called for the abolition of slavery because slavery _ .
A) threatened the republican values of liberty and virtue 
B) made the South more economically powerful than the North 
C) rejected the ideas of racial equality and justice 
D) gave the Southern states more dominance in the House of Representatives

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Hamilton and Jay, along with other early Federalists, saw slavery as antithetical to the republican ideals of liberty and virtue, which were foundational to the new American republic. They believed that the institution of slavery contradicted the principles of freedom and equality that the nation was built upon.

-Early Federalist Leaders Like Alexander Hamilton and John Jay Called