Choose 1 answer:
Choose 1 answer:
(Choice A) Enslaved Africans worked in the fishing industry in major port cities along the Atlantic coast.
A
Enslaved Africans worked in the fishing industry in major port cities along the Atlantic coast.
(Choice B) Enslaved Africans performed agricultural labor in the New England and Middle colonies.
B
Enslaved Africans performed agricultural labor in the New England and Middle colonies.
(Choice C) Enslaved Africans worked in shipbuilding in the New England and Middle colonies.
C
Enslaved Africans worked in shipbuilding in the New England and Middle colonies.
(Choice D) Enslaved Africans performed agricultural labor in the West Indies and the Southern and Chesapeake colonies.
D
Enslaved Africans performed agricultural labor in the West Indies and the Southern and Chesapeake colonies.
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The best explanation for the change in the population of enslaved Africans from 1601 to 1800 is:
(Choice D) Enslaved Africans performed agricultural labor in the West Indies and the Southern and Chesapeake colonies.
This choice accurately reflects the primary role of enslaved Africans in the economy of these regions, particularly in the production of cash crops like sugar, tobacco, and rice, which drove the demand for enslaved labor.
