The primary difference between slaves of the Chesapeake region and the Lower South was that
• work in the Lower South emphasized the task system.
• work in the Chesapeake region utilized the task system.
• Chesapeake slaves rejected Christianity.
• slaves in the Lower South rejected Christianity.
• Chesapeake slaves often gained their freedom and served in the legislature.

Which of the following contributed to the development of mixed societies in the American colonies?
• widespread Spaniard conversions to Indian religions
• slave revolts
• an equal distribution of men and women among the Spaniards who settled in the New World in the 1500s
• Spanish men fathering many children with African slaves
• Spanish belief that the cultural beliefs of all races should be equally respected

The Spanish relationship with the Africans in New Spain in the 1500s is most accurately described as
• mutually beneficial.
• benevolent.
• exploitive.
• combative.
• nonexistent.