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Which person had the responsibility of directing the daily work of slaves on a plantation and discipline them if necessary?

the overseer

the master

the constable

the mistress

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User Heymega
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Answer:

Master

Step-by-step explanation:

On large plantations, the person who directed the daily work of the slaves was the overseer, usually a white man but occasionally an enslaved black man—a "driver"—promoted to the position by his master.

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