Which of the following is true in regard to the processing of cane into sugar by slaves?
a. The sugar cane was pressed to obtain the sugar liquid.
b. Cane was planted year-round and involved a continuous agro-industrial organized system of processing.
c. Large copper kettles were used to boil down the liquid to sugar.
d. The harvesting, planting, and processing of cane to sugar required strenuous work by slaves.
e. All of the answers are correct.
e
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A. the poorer sort in the seaport towns. B. male descendants of veterans of the Seven Years' War, regardless of social class. C. traders, lawyers, and prosperous artisans. D. the elite members of the assemblies.
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A) temporary. B) an indenture that could be worked off. C) illegal. D) hereditary.
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A) crops. B) agricultural techniques. C) medical knowledge. D) All of the above.
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A. it was seen as a refuge from the plague. B. artisanal trades demanded more skilled laborers. C. refugees from Catholic Spain had increased in number. D. the enclosure movement drove peasants off their land.