Which Statement About Slavery Is FALSE

Multiple Choice

Which statement about slavery is FALSE?

A) The Royal African Company held a monopoly on the colonial slave trade for nearly a century.
B) Early slaves were able to gain their freedom.
C) Some former slaves became slave owners.
D) After their capture in Africa, most slaves were branded before being shipped off for sale.
E) By 1680, slaves outnumbered indentured white servants as new arrivals to colonial plantations.