LIFE IN ANTEBELLUM AMERICA 1807 1861
SLAVERY IN AMERICA COTTON SLAVE TRADE AND THE SOUTHERN RESPONSE
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Question
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People enslaved by colonists in North America included all of the following except:
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Irish people
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Muslims
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West Africans
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Native Americans
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Historically, there are many different types of slavery including chattel, bonded, forced labour and sexual slavery.
Detailed explanation-2: -The legal institution of human chattel slavery, comprising the enslavement primarily of Africans and African Americans, was prevalent in the United States of America from its founding in 1776 until 1865, predominantly in the South.
Detailed explanation-3: -Which of the following was true of slavery in the American colonies in the eighteenth century? Slaves created a sophisticated culture with extended kin relationships and traditions.
Detailed explanation-4: -In fact, throughout the colonial period, Virginia had the largest slave population, followed by Maryland.
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