Tobacco was considered a poor man's crop because

a. it could be produced easily and quickly.
b. it was smoked by the lower class.
c. the poor were used to plant and harvest it.
d. it could be purchased at a low price.
e. it required complicated processing.


a

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A) ?Most slaves on Southern plantation were from Africa. B) ?The experience of slavery did not allow for networks of family and support to form. C) ?Even on the plantation there was an isolated sense of domesticity for slave women. D) ?Slaves who worked in workshops, stables, or homes avoided some physical strain but were subjected to increased vigilance. E) ?Half the slaves in the South lived on plantations that had more than 100 slaves.

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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Which of the following best summarizes Plato's vision of an ideal society?

A. a society in which only highly educated males could hold public office B. a society ruled by a class of philosopher kings C. a completely democratic society in which all adult men and women participated fully in public life D. a society in which slavery was banned

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