Which of the following statements about overseers is LEAST accurate?
a. They sometimes received assistance in maintaining discipline from trusted slaves known as drivers.
b. Their employers rarely chastened them for cruelty unless the punishment they meted out was excessively brutal.
c. They generally consisted of the sons of wealthy planters who spent a few years on a neighboring plantation learning how to manage slaves.
d. They sometimes were forced off of plantations by slaves who rebelled against their excessive cruelty.
c. They generally consisted of the sons of wealthy planters who spent a few years on a neighboring plantation learning how to manage slaves.
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A) Britain and France B) Spain and Portugal C) Portugal and France D) Spain and Britain
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
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