Which of the following is true of slavery in the English colonies?
A)By the time of the American Revolution, most colonies had outlawed slavery.
B)Most of the slaves in North America lived in the New England colonies.
C)The Dutch first brought slaves to the Virginia colony in 1619.
D)Since slavery was common in England, it also was a basic feature of all the colonies.
E)Only South Carolina had established slavery at the time of the American Revolution.

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The Dutch did bring the first slaves to the Virginia colony in 1619, making option C true. Options A, B, D, and E are all false. Slavery was not outlawed in most colonies by the American Revolution; most of the slaves were not in New England, but in the southern colonies; while England did have a history of slavery, it was not ubiquitous throughout all English colonies; and South Carolina was not the only colony to have established slavery by the time of the Revolution.

Which of the Following Is True of Slavery in the English