In what way did European colonials use the term “heathen”?

A) to identify European dissidents from the Catholic Church
B) to highlight the supposed irreligious nature of Africans and justify slavery
C) as a legal term for peoples of mixed race descent
D) as a slur against members of the Quaker faith who largely lived in Pennsylvania


Answer: B

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