What Characterized Life for Most Plantation Mistresses

question 100

Multiple Choice

What characterized life for most plantation mistresses?

• A) Isolation, drudgery, and humiliation.
• B) An endless round of parties and dances.
• C) Frequent trips to town to buy new gowns.
• D) Secret abolitionist activity.
• E) Hours of exposure each day to the sun, as they supervised the slaves.

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