When Dr. Samuel Johnson, the British writer, asked how it was “that we hear the loudest yelps for liberty from the drivers of negroes,” he was pointing to a key irony of the American independence movement. What arguments did supporters of American independence use to justify retaining the institution of slavery? Did any of their contemporaries in America counter their arguments? How? (Chapter 6). Hint for Success: Discuss the impact the Revolution had on slavery (the language of slavery and freedom; Obstacles to abolition; Petitions for Freedom; the Cause of General Liberty.