Why Did Cotton Farmers Use So Many Slaves

question 26

Multiple Choice

Why did cotton farmers use so many slaves?

• A) Cotton farming involved very intensive, laborious care and cultivation over the entire season.
• B) Cotton planting and culture was spread over a very extensive area.
• C) Cotton farmers generally were in Alabama and Mississippi, where racism was strongest.
• D) Cotton farmers tended to be the wealthiest, and generally hated to do manual labor themselves.

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Definitions:

Impedes Communication

refers to any barriers or obstacles that interfere with the effective exchange of ideas, messages, or information among individuals or groups.

Cultural Distance

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Work Centrality

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