Which of the Following Was Not a Factor That Made

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following was not a factor that made African slavery appealing to English planters in the New World?

• A) Since slaves' terms of service never expired, unlike those of indentured servants, Africans could create a permanent labor force.
• B) Europeans believed that Africans were more accustomed to hard agricultural labor than were Native Americans, and thus would be better workers.
• C) Africans had long since developed a resistance to European diseases, making epidemics less likely than among Native American laborers.
• D) Africans could not claim the protection of English common law.
• E) A long English legal tradition of discriminating against dark-skinned peoples eased the legalization of slavery.

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