Do you think the adoption of a slave labor system in colonial America was inevitable? Why or why not?
What will be an ideal response?
Consider: need for labor, declining availability of indentured servants, growing availability and lower price for black slaves, anti-black racial attitudes, no prohibition in law, established models for slavery in Spanish America and in English West Indian colonies.
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A) Ardipithecusramidus B) Homo sapiens sapiens C) Homo erectus D) Homo sapiens
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A. Buena Vista B. Glorieta Pass C. Bull Run D. Matagorda Bay
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A. East Germany. B. Poland. C. Bulgaria. D. Romania. E. Czechoslovakia.