How Did the Nature of Slavery Change in the Chesapeake

Multiple Choice

How did the nature of slavery change in the Chesapeake between 1640 and 1700?

A) It no longer included indentured servants.
B) Slaves coexisted with free blacks for the first time.
C) People began to argue that slaves should not be held for life.
D) Colonies passed laws making slavery a lifelong condition, inherited based on whether a person's mother was a slave or not.
E) As costs declined dramatically, slaves were affordable to rich and poor planters alike.