How Did Slaves' General Health Compare with the Slave Populations

question 8

Multiple Choice

How did slaves' general health compare with the slave populations in the rest of the New World?

• A) American slaves' health was much worse, since masters gave them inadequate diet, and medical knowledge was so poor.
• B) American slaves' death rates were generally much worse than both white southerners' and other slaves' death rates.
• C) American slaves' health was generally better - they were the only slave group to grow through natural reproduction.
• D) Generally about the same as other slave groups, since they all practiced the same folk remedies for illness.

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