The English colonial settlements in the Caribbean
A) concluded it was cheaper to buy new African slaves than to protect those they owned.
B) developed their settlements along the same lines as those of the Chesapeake.
C) developed significant economic success through the production of tobacco.
D) had a smaller percentage of slaves than that held by the North American colonies.
E) were forced to deal with larger native populations than settlements on the mainland.

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The English colonial settlements in the Caribbean concluded it was cheaper to buy new African slaves than to protect those they owned. The harsh plantation conditions and slave labor caused high death rates among the African slaves, leading to constant need for new slaves to maintain the workforce.

The English Colonial Settlements in the Caribbean