Asked by Sydni Cunningham on Jun 02, 2024
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Slavery developed more slowly in North America than in the English West Indies because
A) it was a longer trip from Africa to North America, making slavery less profitable.
B) planters in Virginia and Maryland agreed that indentured servants were far less troublesome.
C) the high death rate among tobacco workers made it economically unappealing to pay more for a slave likely to die within a short time.
D) Parliament passed a law in 1643 that gave tax breaks to British West Indian planters who imported slaves but not to American colonists who imported slaves.
E) those living in the British West Indies opposed slavery until the American colonies won their independence in the Revolutionary War.
British West Indies
A term historically used to describe the islands in the Caribbean that were part of the British Empire, including Jamaica, Barbados, and Trinidad and Tobago.
Indentured Servants
Workers who agreed to labor for a certain period of time, typically without pay but in exchange for passage to a new country or other benefits, widely used in the American colonies.
Tobacco Workers
Individuals employed in cultivating, harvesting, and processing tobacco leaves, often experiencing specific labor conditions and health risks associated with the industry.
- Acquire knowledge on how slave trade and slavery influenced the evolution of colonial America and the Caribbean.
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Learning Objectives
- Acquire knowledge on how slave trade and slavery influenced the evolution of colonial America and the Caribbean.
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