English colonists in places such as Virginia adopted African slavery for all of the following reasons EXCEPT

A) escaped African slaves could be more easily identified than escaped white servants.
B) despite the higher initial costs of slaves,they generally provided their masters with more years of service than did white servants.
C) the temporary nature of white servitude meant that it was a less stable labor system than slavery.
D) English colonists found it distasteful to place fellow white people in servitude and so abandoned the practice of white servitude as quickly as possible.

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Final Answer : D, Explanation :  The primary reasons for the adoption of African slavery by English colonists included the ease of identifying escaped slaves, the longer duration of service provided by slaves compared to white servants, and the instability of the system of white servitude due to its temporary nature. The decision was not primarily motivated by a distaste for placing white people in servitude, as white servitude continued alongside slavery for some time.

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