Question

The plantation system of agriculture can be described as which of the following? A system that encourages workers to willingly enter into a labor agreement. A systematic route used by European merchants to transport Africans to the Americans. A system of agriculture that produced cash crops with the use of enslaved people. A system of farming that produced goods to support the farmer and the farmer's family.

Answer 1

The plantation system of agriculture can be described as "a system of agriculture that produced cash crops with the use of enslaved people." This system was characterized by large-scale farming of commodities like sugar, tobacco, cotton, and rice, primarily using enslaved labor for significant economic gain.