Which of the following is true of the relatively typical southern yeoman farmer, Ferdinand Steel?
A. He worked so hard that he had time for neither family nor religion.
B. Although he grew cotton as a cash crop, he owned no slaves and lived a life marked by hard work and financial insecurity.
C. He spent his lifetime aspiring to become a planter.
D. He planted only cotton because doing so was the only way to acquire capital for the acquisition of land and slaves.
Answer: B
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