Which of the Following Statements Describes the Institution of Slavery

question 20

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements describes the institution of slavery in the nineteenth-century South?

• A) The percentage of white slave-owning families continually increased between 1800 and 1860.
• B) Throughout the nineteenth century,most white southerners owned some slaves.
• C) Slave gangs proved to be less efficient than those who worked more independently.
• D) About 5 percent of southern whites owned 50 percent of the South's slave population.

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