Lawrencemma2165go Lawrencemma2165go History Answered Which of the following was true of the practice of slavery in the North during the early national era? - Enslaved people tended to be in towns and cities where labor was more difficult to control. - The practice was more limited in scope than in the South. - Large-scale agricultural operations in the North made extensive use of enslaved labor. - Free laborers encouraged the practice of slavery in the North.