All of the Following Are True Statements About the Status

Multiple Choice

All of the following are true statements about the status of blacks during the Revolutionary era EXCEPT

A) several northern states abolished slavery or provided for gradual emancipation.
B) a few Virginia masters freed their slaves.
C) no states south of Pennsylvania outlawed slavery.
D) many states passed laws that permitted blacks to marry and own land.
E) laws in the North and the South harshly discriminated against free and enslaved blacks.