What is meant by the idea of being sold “down the river” in this chapter?
a) being sold by their current slaveholder to large internal slave markets
b) being sold to slave traders on the coast of Africa
c) being turned in to a slaveholder by an informant
d) being sold to a more favorable situation away from current circumstances
Answer: a
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