Which Statement Is True About the Labor That Enslaved People

question 16

Multiple Choice

Which statement is true about the labor that enslaved people did?

• A) The large majority of enslaved men worked in the fields, while enslaved women mainly did domestic work.
• B) The large majority of enslaved women and men worked in the fields.
• C) On rice plantations, enslaved people labored in gangs.
• D) Cotton and sugar plantation owners used the system of task labor.
• E) Enslaved children did not work until they were age sixteen.

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