SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
RISE OF THE SLAVE TRADE BLACK HISTORY IN COLONIAL AMERICA
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Children of slaves were considered free persons.
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Most slaves were women and children.
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Most slaves were Slavic-speaking peoples.
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Slave status was associated with race.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Which of the following distinguished the Atlantic slave trade in the Americas from past instances of slavery in world history? Slave status was associated with race.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Atlantic slave trade had many distinctive features, including the immense size of the traffic in slaves; the centrality of slavery to the economies of colonial America; and the prominence of slave labor in plantation agriculture.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Atlantic slave trade, transatlantic slave trade, or Euro-American slave trade involved the transportation by slave traders of enslaved African people, mainly to the Americas.
Detailed explanation-4: -While the transatlantic slave trade mainly involved enslaving people from West Africa and forcing them to work on plantations in the Americas, modern slavery is more widespread in countries across the world, including the UK.