Why did plantation owners train enslaved workers in specialized fields? Check all that apply.to require workers to pay for trainingto help workers earn better wagesto have needed skilled workers on siteto rent workers to othersto prepare workers for the job market

Plantation owners trained enslaved workers in skilled trades so they would have people with needed skills available on the plantation. They could also rent skilled workers to other people and earn income from their labor. The training was not meant to help enslaved workers earn wages or prepare them for a free job market.

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