The region of South Carolina that has rich farmland created by sediment deposited in a flood plain is the Coastal Plain.
Identify the region of South Carolina that has rich farmland that was created by sediment deposited in a flood plain.(1 point)
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the Blue Ridge Mountains
the Blue Ridge Mountains
the Coastal Plain
the Coastal Plain
the Piedmont
the Piedmont
the Appalachian Mountains
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Who provided most of the labor necessary for the cotton plantations?(1 point)
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Indigenous peoples
Indigenous peoples
indentured servants
indentured servants
enslaved Africans
enslaved Africans
European settlers
Responses
Indigenous peoples
Indigenous peoples
indentured servants
indentured servants
enslaved Africans
enslaved Africans
European settlers
The labor necessary for the cotton plantations was provided mostly by enslaved Africans.
Question
The plantation system of agriculture can be described as which of the following?(1 point)
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a system of farming that produced goods to support the farmer and the farmer’s family
a system of farming that produced goods to support the farmer and the farmer’s family
a system that encouraged workers to willingly enter into a labor agreement
a system that encouraged workers to willingly enter into a labor agreement
a systematic route used by European merchants to transport Africans to the Americas
a systematic route used by European merchants to transport Africans to the Americas
a system of agriculture that produced cash crops with the use of enslaved people
The plantation system of agriculture can be described as which of the following?(1 point)
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a system of farming that produced goods to support the farmer and the farmer’s family
a system of farming that produced goods to support the farmer and the farmer’s family
a system that encouraged workers to willingly enter into a labor agreement
a system that encouraged workers to willingly enter into a labor agreement
a systematic route used by European merchants to transport Africans to the Americas
a systematic route used by European merchants to transport Africans to the Americas
a system of agriculture that produced cash crops with the use of enslaved people
The plantation system of agriculture can be described as a system of agriculture that produced cash crops with the use of enslaved people.
Which definition best describes a cash crop?(1 point)
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a crop used to feed animals
a crop used to feed animals
a crop grown to trade between settlements
a crop grown to trade between settlements
a crop used to feed a landowner's family
a crop used to feed a landowner's family
a crop grown and sold for a profit
a crop grown and sold for a profit
Responses
a crop used to feed animals
a crop used to feed animals
a crop grown to trade between settlements
a crop grown to trade between settlements
a crop used to feed a landowner's family
a crop used to feed a landowner's family
a crop grown and sold for a profit
a crop grown and sold for a profit
The definition that best describes a cash crop is a crop grown and sold for a profit.
How did plantations compare to small farms?(1 point)
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Plantations produced one or two cash crops, whereas small farms produced a diversity of crops for personal use.
Plantations produced one or two cash crops, whereas small farms produced a diversity of crops for personal use.
Plantation owners worked in the fields alongside their hired help, whereas the owners of small farms did not work in the fields.
Plantation owners worked in the fields alongside their hired help, whereas the owners of small farms did not work in the fields.
Plantations were not self-sufficient, whereas small farms resembled villages.
Plantations were not self-sufficient, whereas small farms resembled villages.
Plantations relied on a labor force of indentured workers, whereas small farms relied on enslaved persons.
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Plantations produced one or two cash crops, whereas small farms produced a diversity of crops for personal use.
Plantations produced one or two cash crops, whereas small farms produced a diversity of crops for personal use.
Plantation owners worked in the fields alongside their hired help, whereas the owners of small farms did not work in the fields.
Plantation owners worked in the fields alongside their hired help, whereas the owners of small farms did not work in the fields.
Plantations were not self-sufficient, whereas small farms resembled villages.
Plantations were not self-sufficient, whereas small farms resembled villages.
Plantations relied on a labor force of indentured workers, whereas small farms relied on enslaved persons.
The correct response is: Plantations produced one or two cash crops, whereas small farms produced a diversity of crops for personal use.
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