What Was Key to Making the Enslavement of Africans an Enduring

question 71

Multiple Choice

What was key to making the enslavement of Africans an enduring economic and social institution in colonial America?

• A) Slavery became perpetual,as the children of slaves were slaves too.
• B) Africans were less likely to run away than Native Americans.
• C) Racism had existed since ancient times in England.
• D) Africans fell under the purview of English common law.
• E) The word "slave" came from several different West African languages.

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