Question 8 (Multiple Choice Worth 4 points)

[1.05, 3.02]The farming of cotton and tobacco was the main reason slavery became part of the colonial economy. What is the best explanation for this?

These crops required skilled workers to plant.

These crops needed a large workforce to grow and harvest.

These crops were unlike anything the colonists had ever grown.

These crops cost the colonies more to grow than any other crop.

Question 9 (Multiple Choice Worth 4 points)

[4.03]At slave auctions, mothers and children were often sold separately. Why would slave owners have wanted

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Question 8 (Multiple Choice Worth 4 points)

[1.05, 3.02]The farming of cotton and tobacco was the main reason slavery became part of the colonial economy. What is the best explanation for this?

These crops required skilled workers to plant.

These crops needed a large workforce to grow and harvest.

These crops were unlike anything the colonists had ever grown.

These crops cost the colonies more to grow than any other crop.

Question 9 (Multiple Choice Worth 4 points)

[4.03]At slave auctions, mothers and children were often sold separately. Why would slave owners have wanted