Slaves and free African Americans relied largely on ____ for support during the Colonial Era.    The Women’s Christian Temperance Union    The Society for the Prevention of Pauperism      Mutual aid systems   All of the above

The institution of slavery has its roots in ancient times. But during the European colonization of America there began slavery that lasted for centuries. Thoguh slaves made efforts to achieve freedom from slavery but it could only be possible after the Civil War  when slaves were freed.