Question

The labor of enslaved African people helped to:

A. create a community of equality for all who lived there.
B. build a stable and thriving economy in the colonies.
C. build manufacturing industries and factories.
D. create trade relationships with Indigenous peoples of the area.

Answer 1

The labor of enslaved African people helped to build a stable and thriving economy in the colonies.

The correct answer is B. Enslaved Africans were forcibly brought to the Americas to work on plantations and in other labor-intensive industries such as mining and construction.