Which of the following is true of the relatively typical southern yeoman farmer, Ferdinand Steel?
A) He worked so hard that he had time for neither family nor religion.
B) Although he grew cotton as a cash crop, he owned no slaves and lived a life marked by hard work and financial insecurity.
C) He spent his lifetime aspiring to become a planter.
D) He planted only cotton because doing so was the only way to acquire capital for the acquisition of land and slaves.

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The passage describes Ferdinand Steel as a "typical southern yeoman farmer" who grew cotton as a cash crop but did not own slaves and lived a life of hard work and financial insecurity. Option A is incorrect because there is no information in the passage to suggest that Steel did not have time for family or religion. Option C is incorrect because there is no mention of Steel aspiring to become a planter in the passage. Option D is incorrect because while Steel did grow cotton as a cash crop, there is no indication that he did so solely to acquire capital for the acquisition of land and slaves.

Which of the Following Is True of the Relatively Typical