Given that forced labor is inefficient and hard to manage, why was it widely used in the colonial Americas?
a. A variety of forms of forced labor was common practice.
b. Owners believed that black Africans were supposed to be slaves.
c. Slaves were cheaper than free labor.
d. New management techniques were developed that made running plantations more efficient.
a
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