The correct answer is letter B.
Plantation owners punished their slaves in order to prevent them from escaping or being lazy.
They punished them severely sometimes.
Put the majority into poverty
mark Twain called the late 19th century the "Gilded Age." By this, he meant that the period was glittering on the surface but corrupt underneath. ... It is easy to caricature the Gilded Age as an era of corruption, conspicuous consumption, and unfettered capitalism.
New York City was the first capital of the United States.
