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How did economic interests and moral ideals clash in the abolition of slavery?

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Correct answer: Traders wanted to protect profit while supporters of liberty wanted human freedom

The governing concept is the conflict between material profit and moral-political principles. Merchants, shipowners, port towns, and plantation owners benefited from the Atlantic slave economy and therefore had reasons to defend the existing system. Revolutionary thinkers and abolitionists, however, argued that liberty and equality could not coexist with treating human beings as property. Option A is correct because it captures both sides of the conflict: economic groups sought to preserve profit, while supporters of freedom demanded emancipation. Option B ignores the wealth created by forced labour. Option C generalises against the historical evidence, and option D wrongly separates revolutionary moral ideals from the institution they challenged.

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French RevolutionEconomic InterestsMoral IdealsAbolitionThe Abolition Of SlaveryThe French RevolutionHistoryClass 9 Mcq

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