Maroons were
A) slaves who had intermarried with Indians.
B) the descendents of slaves and white slave-owners.
C) the revolutionary force that led the Haitian rebellion.
D) slaves who ran away and formed their own communities in remote areas.
E) slaves who collaborated with their owners and gained power within the plantation system.
Answer: D) slaves who ran away and formed their own communities in remote areas.
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