D) Hovering
In this sentence, the father's hand is above the board, that means that his hand is "poised" or hovering about it.
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<span>Southerners- economy was based on it
Northerners- we're afraid of losing their jobs if they freed the slaves</span>
<span>It could be said that the most successful of the European Empires in north America was Spain. This is due to the fact that they traveled more extensively than other European countries which meant they had a greater range of settlements.</span>
During the late 1600s, plantations were starting to become more common in the New World. This was particularly the case with tobacco plantations. Such plantations used two types of labor: slaves and indentured servants. However, indentured servants were still more common at that time. Therefore, it is likely that the Byrd family grew wealthy thanks to the labor of indentured servants.
Most indentured servants came from England. Most slaves came from Africa. Therefore, the triangular trade was vital when it came to connecting the colonies to its sources of labor. This ability to connect such distant regions foreshadows the rise of Great Britain as a global empire.