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Why were many enslaved people sent to the North American colonies?

OA. To use them as human sacrifices in order to keep the peace with
the Indigenous peoples
B. To supply the labor needed for a growing civilization of colonies
C. To marry the Indigenous peoples in order to grow the population
of the colonies
D. To reduce the number of people living on the crowded continent of
Africa

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B. is the answer, north american colonies needed help expanding the economy and this way they could do it without having to pay labor costs
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Answer:

B

Step-by-step explanation:

When the colonies officially broke away from England, they didn't have much help and needed laborers. So, they had enslaved people imported from other countries.

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