What happened in the seventeenth century when land ran out for slave plantations in Barbados?
A) Slavery quickly ended on this Caribbean island.
B) Slave owners expanded into New Orleans.
C) England sold the colony to the Dutch.
D) Plantation owners acquired landholdings in the Carolinas.
E) Most plantation owners converted their estates into shipbuilding companies.

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When land ran out for slave plantations in Barbados, plantation owners acquired landholdings in the Carolinas. This led to the expansion of the British colonies in North America and the establishment of a new slave-based economy in the southern United States.

What Happened in the Seventeenth Century When Land Ran Out