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Why were Enlightenment ideas important to abolitionists in the United States
and Europe?
O A. They offered a criticism of slavery based on widely held religious
beliefs in Christian countries.
B. They provided a foundation for challenging the idea that some
people could be denied liberty.
O C. They were developed by former slaves and proved that Africans
were not inferior to whites.
D. They were revolutionary new ideas that had never before been
applied in Western society.

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B seems like the best answer because in the US Blacks were considered property not people and with the industrial revolution slaves were not really needed as much since there were machines instead
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