Question

Which types of work were enslaved people forced to do on the plantations?

Select all correct answers.

Responses

cooking meals
cooking meals

picking cotton
picking cotton

serving as armed protection
serving as armed protection

taking care of young children

Answer 1

Enslaved people on plantations were typically forced to engage in the following types of work:

- **picking cotton**
- **taking care of young children**

Cooking meals was often done by enslaved women, but it was not a role exclusive to plantation labor as it could also be done in domestic settings. Serving as armed protection was generally not a role assigned to enslaved people on plantations.

So, the correct answers would be:

- picking cotton
- taking care of young children