Read the following excerpt from Jean-Jacques Rousseau. What practice could someone from Saint-Domingue use these words to criticize?

"Even if each man could alienate himself, he could not alienate his children: they are born men and free; their liberty belongs to them, and no one but they has the right to dispose of it."

-Jean-Jacques Rousseau, The Social Contract, 1762

A. That the children of the affranchis were free as well

B. That the children of slaves were enslaved as well

C. That the French aristocrats owned most of the land in the country

D. The affranchis were allowed to own land and slaves

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Stella Bradley

22 September, 04:32

Read the following excerpt from Jean-Jacques Rousseau. What practice could someone from Saint-Domingue use these words to criticize?

"Even if each man could alienate himself, he could not alienate his children: they are born men and free; their liberty belongs to them, and no one but they has the right to dispose of it."

-Jean-Jacques Rousseau, The Social Contract, 1762

A. That the children of the affranchis were free as well

B. That the children of slaves were enslaved as well

C. That the French aristocrats owned most of the land in the country

D. The affranchis were allowed to own land and slaves

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Avery Forbes · Answer 1

The right answer for the question that is being asked and shown above is that: "C. That the French aristocrats owned most of the land in the country." the practice could someone from Saint-Domingue use these words to criticize is that the French aristocrats owned most of the land in the country

Yandel · Answer 2

The correct answer would be B. That the children of slaves were enslaved as well.