Which of the Following Is True of the English West

question 52

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true of the English West Indies in the seventeenth century?

• A) By the end of the century, the African population far outnumbered the European population on most islands.
• B) Mixed economies with small farms worked by indentured servants dominated islands such as Barbados throughout the century.
• C) Frequent uprisings by African slaves caused the English to abandon the West Indies by the 1680s and to relocate staple crop production to mainland North America.
• D) The free labor system of the West Indies stood in stark contrast to the slave labor system of the Chesapeake.

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Lysosome

A membrane-bound organelle found in most eukaryotic cells containing enzymes that digest macromolecules and defective cellular components.

Molecular Chaperones

Proteins that assist the folding or unfolding and the assembly or disassembly of other macromolecular structures, ensuring they attain or maintain the correct functional conformation.

ER Lumen

The internal space or cavity of the endoplasmic reticulum, a crucial cellular organelle involved in protein folding, modification, and transport.

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