What role did slaves play in the colonization and settlement of the Americas?
Please provide the best answer for the statement.
Answer: The ideal answer should:
1. Describe how African slaves arrived in the Americas long before the establishment of English colonies.
2. Note that they were not employed solely for plantation labor but took on other roles in fledgling Spanish colonies.
3. Discuss how African slaves acted as soldiers, craftspeople, and interpreters, and performed other work on Spanish expeditions.
4. Explain that Africans in Spanish Florida lived in an environment where the remote frontier made race and social position more flexible than in other European colonies.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
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