Read this excerpt from The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe
...I was very loth to sell [Xuryl, who had assisted me so
faithfully in procuring my own [freedom). However, when I
let (the captain) know my reason,... [he] offered me this
medium, that he would give the boy an obligation to set
him free in ten years, if he turned Christian.
What does this passage reveal about the times Defoe was writing about?
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A. Europeans believed Christians had more value than other people.
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B. Europeans were troubled by the existence of slavery.
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C. Slavery was more common among Christians than other people.
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D. Slavery was more common at sea than it was on land,

paine is arguying that they had tried everything before coming to the conclusion that they needed to fight for their freedom.

argument: "every quiet method for peace hath been ineffectual."

claim 1: "our prayers have been rejected with disdain; and only tended to convince us, that nothing flatters vanity, or confirms obstinacy in kings more than repeated petitioning and nothing hath contributed more than that very measure to make the kings of europe absolute."

claim 2: "wherefore, since nothing but blows will do, for god’s sake, let us come to a final separation, and not leave the next generation to be cutting throats, under the violated unmeaning names of parent and child."