Which of the following represents an accurate description of the evolution of slavery in Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina after the Revolution?
A) Slavery died out in these four states after the Revolution.
B) Very few planters heeded the revolutionary language of freedom and freed their slaves.
C) Some slaves who had run away during the war managed to establish new identities and maintain their freedom especially in cities like Baltimore and Richmond.
D) Most slaves who had run away during the war returned to their plantations to return to a slave life very similar to the one that existed before the Revolution.
Answer: C
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