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How did economic interests work against the abolition of slavery?

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Correct answer: Traders and plantation owners feared losing profits

Slavery was tied to the profitable colonial plantation economy. Plantation owners used enslaved labour to grow sugar, coffee, and other crops, while merchants, shipowners, insurers, and manufacturers earned money from the Atlantic trade. Abolition threatened this network because owners would lose forced labour and traders could lose investment and revenue. Therefore, these groups often defended slavery or delayed reform, even when revolutionary ideas spoke of liberty and equality. Option A is correct because it identifies the direct economic fear behind resistance. Option B reverses the historical position of enslaved people, while C and D are inaccurate: the Convention was a political body, and France had significant colonial commercial interests.

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Abolition Of SlaveryEconomic InterestsPlantation EconomyThe Abolition Of SlaveryThe French RevolutionHistoryClass 9 Mcq

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