Question

Laws were established to create an official system of slavery in the American colonies beginning in the
A. mid-1500s.
B. mid-1600s.
C. mid-1700s.
D. mid-1800s.

Answer 1

Answer:

B

Explanation:

Answer 2

Laws were established to create an official system of slavery in the American colonies beginning in the mid-1600s.

• Slavery in the American colonies was first legalized in the colony of Massachusetts in the mid-1600s.
• The other colonies followed suit soon after Massachusetts and legalized slavery.
• Virginia became the second colony to legalize slavery.
• The evil institution of slavery continued for a couple of centuries before being outlawed in the landmark year of 1865.
• The issue of slavery was the cause of the American Civil War which led to the deaths of thousands of people.
• Abraham Lincoln was the president of the United States of America who helped bring about the end of slavery.
• This earned him the plaudits of many of his contemporaries and people throughout history.
• Thus, Laws were established to create an official system of slavery in the American colonies beginning in the mid-1600s.

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