When comparing colonial slavery to nineteenth-century slavery,what was a major difference?
A) In the colonial period,slaves rarely worked in cotton fields.
B) Few slaves in the colonial period had a desire to run away.
C) The colonial period had no cash crops.
D) Slaves in the nineteenth century had a stronger feeling of connection to Africa.
E) Slaves in the nineteenth century were more accepting of their condition.

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In the colonial period, the primary cash crops were tobacco, rice, and indigo, not cotton. Cotton became a dominant crop and a major driver of slavery in the United States in the nineteenth century.

When Comparing Colonial Slavery to Nineteenth-Century Slavery,what Was a Major