Plantation Owners Generally Treated Their Slaves as

question 14

Multiple Choice

Plantation owners generally treated their slaves as

• A) worthless beings to be brutally whipped and beaten.
• B) valuable capital assets to be used to generate profits.
• C) "children" within the master's family.
• D) potentially dangerous rebels.
• E) a skilled labor force to be trained and educated.

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