After 1676, Bacon's Rebellion had convinced the planter elite in Virginia and Maryland that
A) African slaves would make better and more dependable workers than indentured servants.
B) slavery should be a temporary and discretionary status for Africans brought to North America through the slave trade.
C) the number of African slaves should be reduced for public safety reasons.
D) the number of indentured servants imported into the colonies should be increased.
Answer: A
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