Which of the Following Statements About Slavery in the Massachusetts

question 31

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about slavery in the Massachusetts Bay Colony is LEAST accurate?

• A)Massachusetts Bay was the first English colony to give legal sanction to slavery.
• B)Authorities in Massachusetts Bay condemned some white persons to slavery.
• C)Authorities in Massachusetts Bay sold Native Americans into slavery in the Caribbean.
• D)Authorities in Massachusetts Bay recognized only persons who willingly sold themselves into servitude as slaves.

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