Most of the early plantations of the eighteenth century were a. large estates housing hundreds of slaves. b. small, often crude, dwellings where owners lived with servants. c. the dominant housing fixtures of the southern colonies. d. the only location where slaves were still found in the colonies.

Plantations were an important aspect of the history of the Southern parts of America, where crops were planted like tobacco, cotton and sugar. Because of the mild subtropical climate in the south, the plantations were large with flourishing crops, which required hundreds  of workers, in this case , black slaves.  

Question: Most of the early plantations of the eighteenth century were

A. large estates housing hundreds of slaves.

social contract theory basically says that all individuals are born equal, and provided a god given right to consent to be governed. american government is based of this

thomas hobbes and john locke said that we are selfish, individualistic, and constantly at war with each other, therefore we need to be controlled. 

government is defined as the legitimate use of force to control human behavior within territorial boundaries, here comes in hobbes and locke.

hobbes takes the part about controlling human behavior. while locke takes the part of legitimate use of force, since force is not legitimate unless there is consent of the people. 

there are basically 3 goals of the government: 1) maintain order by protecting life and property. 2) providing public goods, those which are typically not provided by the public sector, such as roads and education. 3) promote equality be it political, opportunist or outcome equality.