The following was TRUE about the cotton-planting and production process EXCEPT
A) cotton was planted in the early spring and required constant attention and weeding throughout the growing season.
B) on most plantations, there was a strict gender divide between men who plowed and women and children who hoed.
C) the winter was a time for the women to gain an extended seasonal respite from the cotton production cycle.
D) slaves who did not produce their quota were beaten at day's end.
Answer: C
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