How Did the Lower South Acquire the Slaves It Used

question 42

Multiple Choice

How did the Lower South acquire the slaves it used after 1808?

• A) It continued to import slaves from Africa.
• B) It bought them from plantation owners in the Caribbean.
• C) It established breeding centers in northwestern Georgia.
• D) It acquired most of its slaves from the Upper South.
• E) It arranged for the passage of Africans as indentured servants and then forced them into slavery.

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