In Which Role Was a Slave Most Likely to Experience

question 58

Multiple Choice

In which role was a slave most likely to experience the harshest conditions?

• A) doing fieldwork on a sugar plantation in southern Louisiana
• B) doing fieldwork on a rice plantation in South Carolina
• C) manning a riverboat on the Mississippi
• D) serving the master and his family in "the house" on a large plantation
• E) serving as overseer on a cotton plantation in Alabama.

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