By the middle of the eighteenth century, the slave population of the Chesapeake exhibited all of the following characteristics EXCEPT
a. ethnic differences within the slave population became less pronounced.
b. the number of slaves imported from Africa continued to increase steadily.
c. the number of female slaves increased, leading to a more balanced sex ratio.
d. the health and longevity of slaves improved noticeably.
b. the number of slaves imported from Africa continued to increase steadily.
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Slaves contributed labor to the Confederacy’s essential Tredegar Works in which city?
a. Charleston b. Houston c. Richmond d. Atlanta
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What will be an ideal response?
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a. true b. false