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Which statements can be useful in order to describe the relationship between slaves and plantation owners in 19th-century America?
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The plantation owner committed a severe crime. He should be ☐ ☐ arrested and brought to trial.
Slaves are also humans. That is why the plantation owner should ☐ ☐ treat them right.
Food is a primary vital need. This is why the plantation owner should ☐ ☐ provide the slaves with enough food.
Simpson was an eye-witness. He told his story to the Austin Daily, ☐ ☐ because he thought it was a reliable newspaper.
Simpson was the son of a woman who was killed by a plantation ☐ ☐ owner. That’s why he might not be objective in his story.
Because Simpson was an enslaved man who suffered terribly, he ☐ ☐ probably only remembered the bad things.
The plantation owners were strict, because they wanted the slaves ☐ ☐ to work harder in order to increase profit.
The plantation owners were strict, because they feared rebellion ☐ ☐ among the slaves.
Plantation owners saw slaves as economic products and not as ☐ ☐ people. They thought: if a product is broken, I am buying a new one.
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Note. POP = present-oriented perspective, ROA = role of the historical contextualization.
agent, and CONT = historical
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