Question

contributing to its development long after the end of slavery.

• origins of slave trade: the portuguese were the first europeans to participate in african slave trade, buying enslaved people from west african kingdoms to work on plantations in the americas. the british soon began doing the same.
• slavery in the colonies: in the thirteen colonies, primarily on southern colonial plantations, enslaved africans were forced to farm cash crops and perform housework.
• indentured servitude: prior to the british involvement in the slave trade across the atlantic ocean, its labor force in the americas was made up largely of indentured servants. indentured servants worked with no pay in exchange for passage to the americas and were free after they had worked a set number of years. in contrast, enslaved africans were taken against their will and remained enslaved for life.
• hereditary slavery: laws passed in virginia in 1662 specified that children of enslaved women would automatically be enslaved themselves, which entrenched slavery into the social and legal systems of the colonies.

in what region of the american colonies were most enslaved africans forced to work?
the new england colonies
the middle colonies
the southern colonies

Explanation:

The text under "Slavery in the Colonies" states that in the Thirteen Colonies, enslaved Africans were primarily forced to work on Southern colonial plantations. So we refer to this information to answer the question.

Answer:

the Southern Colonies