Question

question 3 of 10
how did enslavement in north and south america
look different than it had in africa?
select a response.

• people and their children were enslaved for their lifetime.
• people were enslaved for their full adulthood.
• enslaved people were forced to be part of the military.
• enslaved people could earn their freedom over time.

Explanation:

In African enslavement contexts, often enslaved people could gain freedom over time (e.g., through manumission, fulfilling obligations, or social mobility within enslavement systems). In North/South American chattel slavery, enslavement was hereditary and for life (people and their children were enslaved for their lifetime), with very limited or no paths to freedom compared to many African enslavement systems. The other options: "People were enslaved for their full adulthood" is incorrect as American slavery was lifelong (including childhood); "Enslaved people were forced to be part of the military" is not a defining difference (military service of enslaved people was not a core difference in the nature of enslavement between the regions); "Enslaved people could earn their freedom over time" is more characteristic of African enslavement systems, not American. So the correct option is the first one.

Answer:

A. People and their children were enslaved for their lifetime.