Question

the influence of revolutionary ideas quiz
questions 1 through 3 refer to the following.
“the emancipation of slaves in new england, beginning around 1780, was a gradual process, whether by post - natal statutes freeing enslaved people born after a certain date, as in rhode island and connecticut, or by effect, as in massachusetts and new hampshire, where ambiguous judicial decisions and constitutional interpretations discouraged slaveholding. in all cases, the end of slavery was part of a complex process that included the transfer of a language and set of practices shaped in the context of slavery to their relations with a slowly emerging population of free people of color. the rhetoric of antislavery and revolutionary republicanism fostered this transfer, undergirding white assumptions that requiring firm management in the new republic.
“even more problematic was the promise implicit in antislavery rhetoric that abolition, by ending ‘the problem’—the sin of slavery and the troublesome presence of slaves—would lead to the disappearance of people of color themselves. in other words, whites anticipated that free people of color, would, by some undefined moment (always ‘imminent’), have disappeared.”
joanne pope melish, historian, disowning slavery: gradual emancipation and
ace\ in new england, 1780 - 1860, published in 1998
2 mark review
the author argues that emancipation in northern states occurred
a as a result of supreme court rulings
b through amendments to state constitutions
c over a long period of time
d in response to widespread protests
ap classroom question 2 of 3

Explanation:

The text states that the emancipation of slaves in New - England beginning around 1780 was a gradual process, which implies it occurred over a long period of time.

Answer:

C. over a long period of time