What was key to making the enslavement of Africans an enduring economic and social institution in colonial America?

A) Enslaved Africans in the American colonies were far more likely to die from diseases known in Europe than the Native Americans had been and, thus, slave traders constantly needed to replenish their labor source.
B) Unlike in Africa, the skin color of enslaved Africans in America made it difficult for them to escape into surrounding society, and slavery became perpetual, as the children of slaves were slaves too.
C) The English had long been accepting of alien peoples such as the Irish, Native Americans, and Africans, and the colonists wished to differentiate themselves from England through alternative labor sources.
D) Slaves' terms of service automatically expired in the American colonies after a decade, so slave traders were compelled to return to Africa again and again to force more Africans aboard slave ships.
E) Enslaved Africans in the American colonies could claim the protections of English common law and thus were more likely to stay on the continent when freed or after escaping bondage.

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Zybrea Knight · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : B, Explanation :  The fact that enslaved Africans in America were identified by their skin color, which made it easy for them to be identified as slaves, ensured that slavery became a perpetual institution. Children of slaves were slaves too, and escaping into surrounding society was not possible due to their skin color.

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