Asked by Brittany Villaman on Jun 11, 2024
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Which of the following is true of the English West Indies in the seventeenth century?
A) By the end of the century, the African population far outnumbered the European population on most islands.
B) Mixed economies with small farms worked by indentured servants dominated islands such as Barbados throughout the century.
C) Frequent uprisings by African slaves caused the English to abandon the West Indies by the 1680s and to relocate staple crop production to mainland North America.
D) The free labor system of the West Indies stood in stark contrast to the slave labor system of the Chesapeake.
E) Indentured servants replaced African slaves in the West Indies once the demand for slaves in Carolina drained the African population from the islands.
English West Indies
A term referring to the Caribbean islands that were once part of the British Empire, known for their colonial history and involvement in the sugar trade.
African Population
The demographic total of individuals living on the African continent, known for its cultural, ethnic, and linguistic diversity.
Staple Crop Production
The cultivation and production of essential crops that form the basic diet of a population.
- Understand the impact of the slave trade and slavery on the development of colonial America and the Caribbean.
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Learning Objectives
- Understand the impact of the slave trade and slavery on the development of colonial America and the Caribbean.
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