In the years during and after the Revolutionary War, the institution of slavery:
A) was abolished in a number of northern states.
B) was unaffected.
C) eliminated the possibility of any African Americans serving in the Patriot cause.
D) was weakened in the Lower South with the shift away from tobacco farming.
Answer: A
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