Which statement is true about slaveholding in North Carolina in the mid-1800s?

A) More than half of farmers were slaveholders.

B) The majority of farmers were slaveholders.

C) Only a few farmers were slaveholders.

D) No farmers were slaveholders

The majority of farmers were slaveholders.

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

There was a huge number of slaves who came from other countries to North Carolina to work in different places. Mostly the slaves in North Carolina were bought from the region of Georgia and the southern area of Carolina.

The major places where the slaves worked were the plantations, the small farms, the artistic work and the work of skill. Slaves worked on the plantations and growing crops at a large scale and a lot of farmers were slave holder.