The description by the German-born Georgia planter of the "task system" demonstrates that
A) Slaves on rice plantations also were responsible for planting other crops.
B) Georgia planters used their slaves primarily for household tasks.
C) Slaves on Georgia plantations were made to specialize in one particular task or one particular agricultural specialty to increase their likelihood of success.
D) Georgia plantations tended to be money-losing operations.
E) Because of their strong religious faith, Georgia planters prohibited any work from being done on Sunday.
A
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