Which of the following represented the characteristic experiences of the first generation of slaves in North America, those arriving in the early 1600s, and the characteristic experiences of those slaves who arrived in the late 1600s?
A) The first generation of slaves in North America came from the coast of West Africa, while those who arrived later often had been captured much further inland.
B) African slaves who were captured much further inland in West Africa were much more familiar with each other and with European culture and languages than those slaves who came from the coast of West Africa.
C) The later generations of slaves in North America were permitted to retain their African names but the first generation of slaves were given English names by their masters to humiliate them.
D) The first generation of slaves in North America in the early 1600s enjoyed legal recognition of their marriages, while, succeeding generations of slaves did not.
Answer: A
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