Which is an accurate statement about slavery?

A: it began with the Spanish and Portuguese transatlantic slave trade.

B: it first began in Africa in the 1500s and then spread to other parts of the world.

C: it existed only in the South America before the sixteenth century.

D: it had existed all over the world in various forms for thousands of years.

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Abril Collins

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31 March, 01:26

Which is an accurate statement about slavery?

A: it began with the Spanish and Portuguese transatlantic slave trade.

B: it first began in Africa in the 1500s and then spread to other parts of the world.

C: it existed only in the South America before the sixteenth century.

D: it had existed all over the world in various forms for thousands of years.

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Mercedes Murray · Answer 1

D is your answer. it gives a more specific answer than the other choices, plus it is true. Slavery has been around since Jesus time, so that's way longer than the 1500s