The efforts to emancipate slaves in the 1770s and 1780s:
A) occurred only in the New England states.
B) resulted entirely from voluntary work by slaveholders.
C) included all slaves north of South Carolina.
D) reflected the importance of property rights.
E) were reversed in 1792 by the U.S.Supreme Court in the Dred Scott case.

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The efforts to emancipate slaves during this period were influenced by Enlightenment ideas and the growing belief in individual rights, including property rights, which were seen as conflicting with the institution of slavery.

The Efforts to Emancipate Slaves in the 1770s and 1780s