Question
What was one reason that colonizers preferred to enslave Africans to work in the colonies over other groups?
Question 8 options:
A)
African people knew agricultural techniques that could be used in the colonies.
B)
Indentured servants frequently rebelled and deserted.
C)
African people shared a religion with the colonizers.
D)
It was expensive to transport Native Americans by land.
Question 8 options:
A)
African people knew agricultural techniques that could be used in the colonies.
B)
Indentured servants frequently rebelled and deserted.
C)
African people shared a religion with the colonizers.
D)
It was expensive to transport Native Americans by land.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The correct answer is:
**B) Indentured servants frequently rebelled and deserted.**
Colonizers found that enslaving Africans was more advantageous than using indentured servants because the latter group often resisted and fled, whereas enslaved Africans were seen as a more permanent labor source with fewer chances of rebellion or escape.
**B) Indentured servants frequently rebelled and deserted.**
Colonizers found that enslaving Africans was more advantageous than using indentured servants because the latter group often resisted and fled, whereas enslaved Africans were seen as a more permanent labor source with fewer chances of rebellion or escape.