<span>2,996 <span>(2,977 victims + 19 hijackers)</span></span>
African American slaves were considered property. Slave owners justified them being property because slaves were black—in other words not people. Slaves were used on large plantations and small farms as the primary form of labor.
Answer:
B. increased U.S. hostility toward Britain
Explanation:
The British “Orders in Council”, together with the “forced recruitment” (impressment) of American sailors into the English fleet, constituted the main and irreconcilable basis of disagreement, leading to the fact that both states were involved in armed conflict.
In January 1806, President Jefferson delivered a message to Congress concerning impressment. Jefferson's statements heightened anti-British sentiment among American citizens.
