What was true about slavery as a labor system?
A. The gang and task systems were the two main ways of organizing slaves' work.
B. By the 1850s, the United States was the only remaining slaveholding society in the Americas.
C. As the institution spread throughout the Deep South, a majority of white families came to own slaves.
D. The most arduous toil was done by field hands, who were all male.
Answer: A
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