The main benefit of slavery to governments in the colonies is that it provided a system of almost entirely free labor, since the slaves were not compensated for their work, which took place primarily in fields. <span />
Merchants and traders who travel along these routes must stop at oases to replenish food and water supplies and this means that whoever controls an oasis also controls the trade along the route—making oases desirable to political, economic, and military leaders.
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<em>D. Natchez North American culture had a caste system.</em>
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<u>Explanation:</u>
1. The people were divided into three categories namely the Great Sun, the nobles and the Stinkards.
2. The Great Sun referred to the upper class. The nobles comprised of the honest men. The Stinkards formed the lowest class or the commoners.
3. The Great Sun could enter the marital association only with the Stinkards. Same applied to the brothers, Lesser Sun, and the sisters, Women Suns.
4. Except the children of the Women Suns, the children of the Great Sun and the Lesser Sun could not inherit the social standing of the parents.
5. The Stinkards had no change in their social standing in spite of being the marital partners of the Great Suns.
I think the answer is b. most European immigrants such as Germans mostly settled in new York and other new England regions. good luck :)