Which of the Following Statements Accurately Describes How Native Americans

question 40

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements accurately describes how Native Americans fared in relation to the slave trade in the American colonies?

• A) In the Southeast, English settlers enslaved many Native Americans due to their realization of the profitability of captive Native American workers.
• B) Until the eighteenth century, Native Americans fared relatively well because the majority of enslaved workers in the American colonies were Africans.
• C) Especially in the Carolinas, English settlers initially prohibited trade with the Native Americans because Native Americans were treated solely as slaves.
• D) Unlike Africans, Native Americans were rarely forcibly taken to areas such as the Caribbean and were restricted to working in New England.
• E) The Carolina proprietors in London were largely responsible for the Native American slave trade, forcing English colonists to meet a quota of slaves.

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