Growth of the free black population was fueled by all of the following except:
A) slave owners freeing their bondspeople.
B) bondspeople purchasing their own freedom.
C) certain states issuing legislation freeing all slaves willing to migrate west.
D) bondspeople fleeing slavery.
Answer: C
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