Which of the Following Statements Regarding African Slavery in the English

question 43

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements regarding African slavery in the English colonies by the mid-1700s is accurate?

• A)Slavery only existed in the southern colonies.
• B)All Africans slaves were treated the same, no matter where they lived.
• C)The number of African slaves in the colonies dropped from the seventeenth to the eighteenth century.
• D)The majority of slaves were in Virginia and Maryland.
• E)All Southerners had slaves.

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