Consider the information shown in Figure 3-2. Why did slave population percentages remain flat after 1715 in the northern colonies of British North America?
A) African slaves had no desire to relocate to the northern colonies.
B) African slaves frequently escaped from the northern colonies to the southern colonies.
C) Over time, the labor system of the northern colonies did not support the expansion of slavery.
D) Northern colonies passed laws outlawing the presence of black people in their communities.
Answer: C
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