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Why were Africans easier to enslave than Native Americans in the English colonies?

A. Africans were far more passive than the Native Americans.
B. Native Americans were physically stronger than Africans.
C. Native Americans were far more familiar with the American environment than Africans were.
D. Africans were used to being slaves in Africa, while Native Americans were not used to being slaves in the Americas.

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The answer would be "C." Settlers thought it would be better if those taken didn't know where to go if they escaped :(
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