Question

Explain the causes and effects of slavery in the various British colonial regions. Name two ways enslaved people responded to slavery.

Answer 1

By 1705, English policy began to shift away from indentured servitude as a form of practical employment for plantation owners and farmers. To curb the shortages in laborers, the British government and their colonial counterparts began to accelerate the importation of enslaved Africans.

Throughout American history, enslaved people have resisted bondage in a variety of ways. Some of them escaped, rebelled, or sabotaged work tools or work product.