Which of the Following Was Not Claimed in the Book

question 19

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was not claimed in the book Time on the Cross,by Fogel and ?Engerman (1974) ?

• A) Slavery was growing stronger economically before the Civil War.
• B) Slave agriculture in the South was more productive than was family farming in the North.
• C) Slave breeding and sexual exploitation by slave owners were normal aspects of the slave system.
• D) Slave field hands were harder working and more efficient than were white agricultural workers.

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Definitions:

Positively Sloped

Describes a line or curve on a graph that moves upward as it goes from left to right, indicating a positive relationship between two variables.

Negatively Sloped

Refers to a downward inclination of a line or curve on a graph, indicating an inverse relationship between two variables.

Total Surplus

The total net benefit to society from the production and consumption of a good, equal to the sum of consumer surplus and producer surplus.

Consumer Surplus

The deviation between the full cost that consumers are willing and are financially suitable to pay for a product or service, and the cost they ultimately pay.