Question

Which of the following statements about Africans brought as slaves to the British North American colonies is true? (A) They were the primary labor source for plantations in the Chesapeake by 1630.
(B) They had a much lower life expectantly in the Chesapeake than in South Carolina or the West Indies.
(C) They greatly outnumbered Europeans in every colony south of the Mason-Dixon Line by 1776.
(D) They maintained cultural practices brought from Africa.
(E) They were the primary labor source in Pennsylvania until 1720.

Answer 1

Answer:

they were primary labor source for plantations in the chesapeake by 1630

Answer 2

Answer:

(D) They maintained cultural practices brought from Africa.

Explanation:

Their creation of culture allowed them to keep some form of their identity within an oppressive system. They did not have to physically fight or kill their masters in order to have a sense of freedom of their own. The will of the slave created their versions of food, music, religion and family.