The Proportion of All Blacks in the Colonies Living on a Plantation

question 25

Multiple Choice

The proportion of all blacks in the colonies living on a plantation of at least ten slaves was over

• A) three-fourths.
• B) one-fourth.
• C) nine-tenths.
• D) one-half.
• E) one-third.

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