What Was Key to Making the Enslavement of Africans an Enduring

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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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