The Stono Rebellion terrified slave masters throughout the British colonies for all of the following reasons EXCEPT
A) it demonstrated the significant influence the Spanish offer of freedom for American slaves who escaped to South Florida.
B) the scope of this slave rebellion and the level of its deadly violence were unprecedented in North American history.
C) it required sending out the South Carolina militia to stop the armed slaves who killed whites trying to halt their march to freedom.
D) colonial governments appeared unwilling and unable to take any legal steps to curtail the development of other slave revolts throughout the colonies.
Answer: D
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