The fear of ________ helped prevent English colonists in the Caribbean islands from joining with the continental Americans in the revolt against Britain.
A) the British navy
B) economic repercussions
C) French intervention
D) hurricanes
E) slave rebellions

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The fear of slave rebellions prevented English colonists in the Caribbean islands from joining the rebellion against Britain. The islands relied heavily on slave labor, and there were several large-scale slave revolts in the Caribbean during the late 18th and early 19th centuries, which made the colonists anxious about the stability of their own system of slavery. Many were reluctant to support a rebellion that might inspire their own slaves to rise up against them.

The Fear of ________ Helped Prevent English Colonists in the Caribbean