Question

sect. 2. and whereas the condition of those persons who have heretofore been denominated negro and mulatto slaves, has been attended with circumstances which not only deprived them of the common blessings that they were by nature entitled to, but has cast them into the deepest afflictions, ...in justice therefore to persons so unhappily circumstanced..and also in grateful commemoration of our own happy deliverance from that state of unconditional submission to which we were doomed by the tyranny of britain...that all persons, as well negroes and mulattoes as others, who shall be born within this state from and after the passing of this act, shall not be deemed and considered as servants for life, or slaves.. - excerpt from the act for the gradual abolition of slavery, pennsylvania 1780 using the passage, what comparison is being made? a the american revolution was fought to also abolish slavery. b slaves also fought for alongside the colonists for independence so they should be free. c there is a difference between mulatto slaves and negro slaves and mulattos should be freed at once. d the settlers were once forced to accept an unjust authority and should not force that on anyone else.

Explanation:

The passage mentions deliverance from unconditional submission to British tyranny and then states that in justice, those who were in an oppressed state (slaves) should not be considered servants for life. It draws a parallel between the settlers' past oppression by Britain and not imposing a similar unjust situation on slaves.

Answer:

D. The settlers were once forced to accept an unjust authority and should not force that on anyone else.