The most obvious effect of slavery on the economy of the British Empire was seen in the __________.
A. growth of English ports and shipping
B. high unemployment rates of nonslave agricultural workers in the Empire
C. decline of investment in industrial development
D. lack of industrial development
Answer: A
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