How did Barbados influence the institution of slavery in the English Atlantic?
A) For the first time, African slaves were used for agricultural production.
B) A comprehensive set of laws was enacted to govern relations with slaves .
C) The evils of slavery were made apparent, and an abolition movement was begun.
D) Practices developed that were more lenient than those of the Spanish and Portuguese.
E) Barbados began to export slaves as well as sugar, thus popularizing the practice.
B
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