Question

Which of these is true about the slave population in Chesapeake colonies?

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A. They mostly spoke African languages instead of English.
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B. They owned small plots of land.
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C. They were mostly single males.
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D. They created a culture with both English and African traditions,

Answer 1

D. They created a culture with both English and African traditions,

Answer 2

The correct answer is D) They created a culture with both English and African traditions.

The option that is true about the slave population in Chesapeake colonies is "They created a culture with both English and African traditions."

Slavery was an important part of crop production in the Chesapeake colonies. It started in 1619. when a Dutch ship brought to Jamestown, Virginia, twenty black men from Africa. By 1770, it is considered that approximately 270, 000 Africans were working as slaves in the Chesapeake plantations. The slave population in the Chesapeake colonies created a culture with both English and African traditions.