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Why Was Slavery NOT Adopted Widely in New England the Way

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Why was slavery NOT adopted widely in New England the way it was in the Chesapeake?


A) It violated the tenets of Puritan religion.
B) New Englanders feared the possibility of organized slave rebellions.
C) Indian slaves were widely available and far less costly.
D) New Englanders preferred to use indentured servants.
E) New England's small farms and lack of a staple crop made slavery unprofitable.

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