In the Southeast, the profitability of Indian captives prompted a frenzy of:
A) slaving activity
B) head-hunting
C) raiding Indian villages to capture children
D) dishonest treaty making
E) missionary activity

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The profitability of Indian captives in the Southeast led to a dramatic increase in slaving activity, as European colonizers and Native American tribes alike sought to capture and enslave members of neighboring communities. This practice had devastating consequences for the Indigenous peoples of the region, leading to social disruption, intertribal warfare, and the destruction of communities.

In the Southeast, the Profitability of Indian Captives Prompted a Frenzy