One inducement for the shift toward slave labor in the late 1600s was that
A) slaves were considerably cheaper than indentured servants.
B) indentured servitude was prohibited by Parliament.
C) slaves proved to be immune to the diseases which afflicted white indentured servants.
D) fewer indentured servants were arriving at the same time that it became easier to import slaves.

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In the late 1600s, the supply of indentured servants from Europe decreased, while the transatlantic slave trade made it easier and more economical to import African slaves, leading to a shift toward slave labor.

One Inducement for the Shift Toward Slave Labor in the Late