Which of the Following Is NOT True of Plantation Agriculture

question 46

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT true of plantation agriculture?

• A) For many generations, plantations were important in the U.S. South, where the principal crop was cotton, followed by tobacco and sugarcane.
• B) Plantation farming in the U.S. began to decline after the abolition of slavery
• C) Today, plantation farms are mostly in developing countries
• D) Crops they grow help feed about seventy percent of the population in the countries where they are
• E) They are often owned and managed by Europeans and North Americans

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