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QuizMultiple Choice

The Economic Impact of Slavery

Question 1 • VA-Virginia and US Government A-CR/PR (26-27 MC) S1

Which of the following is the best comparison of slavery in the middle colonies and the southern colonies in the 1600s?

Answer
A
Enslaved people tended to work on large farms in both the middle and southern colonies.
B
Enslaved people predominantly worked as house servants in both the middle and southern colonies.
C
Slavery was not widespread in either the middle colonies or in the southern colonies.
D
Slavery was illegal in both the middle and southern colonies and would remain so until the 1700s.
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