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Slaves were held in which of the original colonies?

A. New England Colonies
B. Middle Colonies
C. Southern Colonies
D. all thirteen colonies none of these

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Answer:

Jamestown

First enslaved Africans arrive in Jamestown, setting the stage for slavery in North America. On August 20, 1619, “20 and odd” Angolans, kidnapped by the Portuguese, arrive in the British colony of Virginia and are then bought by English colonists.

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Answer:

B. Middle Colonies

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