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"Whereas some doubts have arisen whether children got by any Englishman upon a Negro woman should be slave or free,be it therefore enacted and declared by this present Grand Assembly,that all children born in this country shall be held bond or free only according to the condition of the mother;and that if any Christian shall commit fornication with a Negro man or woman,he or she so offending shall pay double the fines imposed by the former act."
Virginia slave law,December 1662
-Which of the following was not a causal factor in the development of slavery in the British colonies?

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The decreasing European demand for colonial goods was not a causal factor in the development of slavery in the British colonies. The abundance of arable land in North America, the shortage of indentured servants towards the end of the 17th century, and the inability of Europeans to enslave Native Americans were all contributing factors to the growth of slavery in the colonies.

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