Question

As to my own treatment while I lived on Colonel Lloyd's Plantation it was very similar to that of the other slave children. I was not old enough to work in the field, and there being little else than field work to do, I had a great deal of leisure time. The most I had to do was to drive up the cows at evening, keep the fowls out of the garden, keep the front yard clean, and run errands for my old master's daughter, Mrs. Lucretia Auld.

—Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass,
Frederick Douglass

Which of these statements about young enslaved children was true of the time?

They were able to work long hours alongside older children.
They worked in the fields because there was no other work.
They had less work than older enslaved people.
There was much work to be done in addition to field work.

Answer 1

They had less work than older enslaved people

Step-by-step explanation:

"it was very similar to other slave children", they worked similar to children, not older slaves. "there being little else", shows that they didn't have to do much.