Chesapeake colonists adopted a slave-labor system for all of the follo

Chesapeake colonists adopted a slave-labor system for all of the following reasons EXCEPT

A) compared to white servants, black Africans were more immune to tropical diseases and lived longer.
B) fewer white indentured servants were available.
C) unlike Indians, blacks did not resist their enslavement.
D) black slaves were becoming cheaper to purchase.

ANSWER
C