Question

Captain Anthony was not considered a rich slave holder. He____(own) only thirty slaves

and two or three farms. His farms and slaves ________(be) under the care of an overseer.
Mr. Plummer ______(be) the overseer. He was always ______(arm) with a cowskin and a
cudgel.

Answer 1

Captain Anthony was not considered a rich slave holder. He owned only 30 slaves and 2 or 3 farms. His farms and slaves were under the care of an overseer. Mr Plummer was the overseer. He was always armed with a cowskin and a cudgel.

Step-by-step explanation:

the second and third form of be is was and were.