Question

Which statement summarizes the effects of slave labor on the colonial economy? Slave labor gave the economy a slight boost. Slave labor hurt the economy because it was not taxed. Slave labor helped the economy grow because it was taxed. Slave labor did not have any effect on the colonial economy at all.

Answer 1

"Slave labor helped the economy grow because it was taxed," would be the best option from the list, but it had less to do with taxation and more to do with free labor. 

Answer 2

Slave labor did not have any effect on the colonial economy because the slaves were usually exported from the colonial countries/economies into the imperialistic countries where they were being taken advantage of. This did not help the local, colonial economy at all.