Why Did Slave Owners in the Chesapeake Increasingly Put Their

question 5

Multiple Choice

Why did slave owners in the Chesapeake increasingly put their slaves to work in crafts like barrel making and yarn spinning?

• A) because the slave population of the region was shrinking
• B) because the acquisition of work skills increased a slave's value
• C) because there was enormous demand for such products in Europe
• D) because tobacco was no longer as viable a crop

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