Why was slavery NOT adopted widely in New England the way it was in the Chesapeake?
a. It violated the tenets of Puritan religion.
b. New Englanders feared the possibility of organized slave rebellions.
c. Indian slaves were widely available and far less costly.
d. New Englanders preferred to use indentured servants.
e. New England's small farms and lack of a staple crop made slavery unprofitable.
e
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A. He armed American merchant ships. B. He confined himself to stern public denunciations of the British. C. Using the Monroe-Pinckney Treaty as a starting point, he reopened negotiations with the British. D. He increased military and naval expenditures and persuaded Congress to enact the Embargo Act.
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A. all working people B. white men in skilled trades C. all white people D. white men
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A. African Slavery B. Indentured servitude C. Convict labor D. Mission laborA
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false