Personal liberties were among the key ideas of the american revolution. given this fact, why did slavery continue after the american revolution?
a. the southern plantation economy depended on slavery.
b. the colonial government encouraged manumission.
c. slave labor was important to the new england economy.
d. british, loyalists, and patriots all agreed that liberty did not extend to slaves.

What was the result of the supreme court ruling in gibbons v. ogden the court supported the establishment of a national bank and prohibited states from taxing the bank. the court decreased the power of the federal government by restricting steamboat travel to within a state. the court decreased the power of the federal government by allowing states to tax the national bank. the court defined interstate commerce and declared federal law supreme over state law.