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1. Why did some slaveowners prefer to enslave Africans rather than Native Americans, as explained by Tisby?

Native Americans were more familiar than Africans with the local territory, and they had allies in the Americas. Slaveowners preferred to enslaved Africans, as they believed Africans were less likely to try to escape.

2. What was the concept of "hereditary heathenism," outlined by Tisby in Chapter 2?

The concept of hereditary heathenism is the belief that race and religion are intertwined and religion is passed through bloodlines.

3. What is the monogenesis theory of humankind?

The monogenesis theory of humankind is a Biblical theory which states that all human beings were descended from Adam, as described in the Book of Genesis.

4. Concerning slavery, what was meant by the term "natural increase" (33)?

"Natural increase" describes a rise in the population of enslaved people, caused by enslaved women giving birth.

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