A factor in the choice of labor used in the American colonies was that:

A. Indentured servants were returning to England after their colonial work.

B. Slaves knew how to speak English from training in African schools.

C. Native American populations were greatly reduced by disease.

D. New ways of farming reduced the amount of workers needed.

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Joanna Butler

28 September, 03:01

A factor in the choice of labor used in the American colonies was that:

A. Indentured servants were returning to England after their colonial work.

B. Slaves knew how to speak English from training in African schools.

C. Native American populations were greatly reduced by disease.

D. New ways of farming reduced the amount of workers needed.

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Cindy Browning · Answer 1

C. Native American populations were greatly reduced by disease.

Many of the diseases were brought by the colonists and intentionally given to the Native Americans such as smallpox-infected blankets.