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The Growth of Slavery

Question 4 • *MPS SS221-CR U.S. History S1 2023-24

What type of work did most enslaved people in Maryland and the southern colonies perform?

Answer
A
labor for Quaker landowners
B
labor in fields and on plantations
C
labor as artisans or dockhands
D
labor in coal or mineral mines

Explanation

Most enslaved people in Maryland and the southern colonies were forced to do agricultural labor, especially growing crops on plantations. Although some enslaved people worked as artisans or dockhands, field and plantation labor was the most common type of work, so the correct choice is labor in fields and on plantations.

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