Which statement about blacks and freedom in the Revolutionary era is FALSE?
A) The language of liberty echoed in slave communities, North and South.
B) "Freedom petitions" were presented by slaves in New England beginning in the early 1770s.
C) Many blacks were surprised that white America did not realize their rhetoric of revolution demanded emancipation.
D) After the Revolution, emancipation in the North was swift and all-encompassing.
E) The number of runaway slaves, as measured by newspaper advertisements, rose dramatically.

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Emancipation in the North after the Revolution was gradual and not all-encompassing, with many states implementing gradual emancipation laws rather than immediate freedom for all enslaved individuals.

Which Statement About Blacks and Freedom in the Revolutionary Era