In early colonial days, some able to earn there freedom after working for a certian number of years. a)women b)africans c)criminals d)native americans

The correct answer is: B) Africans

Until the late 17th century, African Slaves had some rights, freedom was considered to be a legitimate goal for enslaved blacks - some of them were free and even owned slaves themselves -. They were able to earn money to purchase their freedom. They could live as members of the community, own land, pay taxes and live separately from other enslaved blacks.  Later, slavery became defined by racial terms and laws started to restrict free black’s ability to hold positions of power.

from the religious point of view, the conflicts began because of the enmity between catholic and protestants. in 1649, at the insistence of baltimore, the colonial assembly approved the act of religious tolerance, the first law in the colonies granting freedom of worship, though only for christians. in 1654, however, with the protestants of maryland in the majority, the act was revoked. the almost civil war broke out and order was not restored until 1658, when lord baltimore was returned to power.

on the issue of class conflict, the chesapeake region offered few economic opportunities to contract employees who had served their term of obligation. even with the small amount of capital needed to grow tobacco, former hired servants at best became subsistence farmers, a mature class for those called to rebellion, such as those proposed by nathaniel bacon. as the number of new hired workers declined because of limited chances of progress and reports of severe treatment, they were replaced by african slaves.

from the racial point of view, after 1660, the chesapeake colonies imposed laws that defined slavery as a lifelong and hereditary condition based on race. this made slaves profitable because planters could rely not only on their work but also on their children. the slave population, which numbered four thousand in virginia and maryland in 1675, grew significantly by the end of the century.

result of the incas claiming exclusive right over numerous traditional routes, some of which had been constructed centuries earlier mostly by the wari empire