Young slave children on large plantations generally
a. were put to work in the fields as soon as they could walk.
b. were free to run around and perhaps play with white children until they grew old enough for light chores.
c. were not allowed to leave the slave quarters until they reached adolescence and could work in the fields.
d. were exempt from any sort of work until they reached their early teens.
b. were free to run around and perhaps play with white children until they grew old enough for light chores.
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