Which of the following statements concerning slave families is most accurate?
a. Despite enormous difficulties, slaves continued to live in family units.
b. The conditions of slavery destroyed family concepts among Africans in the New World.
c. Family relations were stronger in the slave families than in the settler families.
d. The onerous conditions of slavery and the shortage of women resulted in the creation of artificial clans and extended lineages.
e. Lacking women, men substituted slave "fraternities" for the more traditional organization.
Answer: A