1 Take the mattress for a test drive. 2  When shopping for a mattress, try to lie on the mattress in the store for at least 10 to 15 minutes. 3  Don't feel self-conscious or let the salesperson hurry you along. 4  It's a big purchase, and if you don't try it for at least 10 minutes you're not going to get a real feel for it.
Originally, African slaves were brought to the Americas to supply labor for the (1 point)sugarcane plantations. rubber plantations.
Slavery in America started in 1619, when a Dutch ship brought 20 African slaves ashore in the British colony of Jamestown, Virginia. Throughout the 17th century, European settlers in North America turned to African slaves as a cheaper, more plentiful labor source than indentured servants, who were mostly poorer Europeans.