How did most Americans during the time of the Revolutionary War reconcile the
rhetoric of liberty and the widespread system of slavery?
a) They agreed with James Otis Jr. that slaves as well as women should be
entitled to "all the essential civil rights."
Ob) They agreed with Phillis Wheatley that it was absurd for white colonists to
claim freedom while exercising oppressive power over enslaved Africans.
Oc) They agreed with Thomas Jefferson in criticizing the British for foisting
slavery on them.
d) They agreed that it was hypocritical to protest taxation as a form of slavery
while endorsing actual slavery and chose new forms or anti-British rhetoric.
Oe) They refused to confront the hypocrisy of protesting British tyranny while
accepting or actively supporting slave-based colonies in the South.