An examination of life expectancy rates in the South by 1850 indicates that
A) There was no difference in life expectancy for whites and blacks in the South.
B) Slaves in the American South suffered less illness than expected.
C) The difficulties of slave life resulted in a shorter life expectancy than whites.
D) It was not unusual for slave masters to work male field hands to death.
E) Slaves often lived longer than their masters.
Answer: C