After 1680, Chesapeake planters began to rely more heavily on black slave labor than on indentured white servants because
A. whites were developing a more egalitarian society.
B. the pool of available black labor was widening.
C. declining death rates made indentured servants more profitable than slaves.
D. the flow of white servant immigrants was increasing.
Answer: B
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