Why Did Thomas Jefferson State That "A [Slave] Child Raised

question 38

Multiple Choice

Why did Thomas Jefferson state that "a [slave] child raised every 2 years is of more profit than the crop of the best laboring [slave] man"?

• A) Children complained less than adult slaves.
• B) Natural increase would grow his slave holdings.
• C) Children ate less than a laboring slave man did.
• D) The mortality rate of adult male slaves was high.

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