When slaves began to arrive at his fortifications near Hampton Roads, Virginia, General Benjamin Butler:
A) forced them back to their southern owners.
B) seized them and sold them to the highest bidder.
C) declared them to be the "contraband" of war.
D) withdrew from his forward position.
Answer: C
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