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Using the passage, what is the MOST likely reason reason for this law? Q: A: A) Slave owners were fearful that slaves would demand to go to college. B) Slave owners were fearful that if slaves could read and write they would not want to work outside. C) Slave owners were fearful that if slaves were educated they would have a greater chance of becoming free. D) Slave owners were fearful that if slaves could do math then they would realize they were not being paid enough.

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C) Slave owners were fearful that if slaves were educated they would have a greater chance of becoming free.

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Answer: the answer is c

Explanation: because slave owner were fearful that is slaves were educated they would have a greater change of becoming free.

the reason that salve owner were fearful is because if slave trade was all about profit and if your slave can read and write they can talk others into running away slaves into running away and they were also afraird that would be a call for a upriseing and the slaves would take over.

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