While the Proportion of Workers Employed in Agriculture Has Remained

question 189

True/False

While the proportion of workers employed in agriculture has remained relatively constant, the average size of farms has steadily decreased over the past century.

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Definitions:

Black Slaves

Individuals of African descent who were forcibly taken or born into slavery, primarily used for labor and services without freedom or rights.

Jamestown

The first permanent English settlement in North America, founded in Virginia in 1607.

Creole

A term used to describe people of mixed European and black descent, particularly in the Caribbean, or languages that have evolved from the blending of different languages in colonial regions.

Portuguese Slave Ship

A vessel used by the Portuguese in the 15th to 19th centuries for the transatlantic slave trade, transporting enslaved Africans to various colonies in the Americas.