After 1680, Chesapeake planters began to rely more heavily on black slave labor than on indentured white servants because
A) declining death rates made indentured servants more profitable than slaves.
B) the flow of white servant immigrants was increasing.
C) the pool of available black labor was widening.
D) whites were developing a more egalitarian society.

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The pool of available black labor was widening due to the transatlantic slave trade, making it easier and more economically viable for Chesapeake planters to rely on enslaved Africans for labor.

After 1680, Chesapeake Planters Began to Rely More Heavily on Black