Which of the following statements can be inferred from the painting?

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Since there is a steamboat in the background, the Industrial Revolution must be at an end.

This plantation is most likely to be located in the North

Since there is such a small field of cotton, the main crop of this plantation must have been rice or tobacco.

Since there are over 20 slaves in the image, the plantation owner would be considered a member of the cottonocracy.
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Answer 1

Based on the statements provided, the most plausible inference from the painting would be:

"Since there are over 20 slaves in the image, the plantation owner would be considered a member of the cottonocracy."

This inference connects the number of slaves, which suggests a large-scale plantation operation, to the social class that benefited from the cotton economy in the antebellum South. The other statements may not necessarily follow logically from the context given.