Why did plantation owners in the Chesapeake Bay region turn to African slaves as their primary source of labor
a. African slaves knew more about farming than did indentured servants
b. Plantation owners found African slaves easier to control than other sources of labor
c. Indentured servitude was outlawed by the British government
d. the head-right system was abolished
e. the government of Virginia subsidized planters up to $100 for each slave they brought into the colony
Answer: b. Plantation owners found African slaves easier to control than other sources of labor
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