What does the pie chart in Map 6-3 reveal about the distribution of slave labor in the South in 1850?

A) All slave labor was centered in the cotton sector.
B) All slave labor was centered in the tobacco sector.
C) Domestic work accounted for 10 percent of slave labor.
D) Rice, sugar, and hemp labor accounted for 50 percent of slave labor.


Answer: C

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