Question

Which statement best summarizes the economic activities of wealthy plantation owners living in South Carolina?(1 point)
Responses

Wealthy plantation owners planted and harvested cash crops themselves to sell at local markets.
Wealthy plantation owners planted and harvested cash crops themselves to sell at local markets.

Wealthy plantation owners hired enslaved workers to plant and harvest cash crops to sell at local and overseas markets.
Wealthy plantation owners hired enslaved workers to plant and harvest cash crops to sell at local and overseas markets.

Wealthy plantation owners used enslaved laborers to produce cash crops to sell at local and overseas markets.
Wealthy plantation owners used enslaved laborers to produce cash crops to sell at local and overseas markets.

Wealthy plantation owners paid small family farmers to plant and harvest cash crops to sell at local markets.

Answer 1

The statement that best summarizes the economic activities of wealthy plantation owners living in South Carolina is:

**Wealthy plantation owners hired enslaved workers to plant and harvest cash crops to sell at local and overseas markets.**

This statement accurately reflects the reliance on enslaved labor and the focus on cash crops in both local and international trade.