Which of the following statements is accurate about the work done by southern slaves? after not being able to abolish slavery in the 1830s in virginia, the state banned slaves from doing work in tobacco fields. the leasing of slaves ended by 1800. slaves were prohibited from supervising white laborers. by the time of the civil war, about 200,000 worked in industrial-type occupations. the federal government used only ex-slaves to build public structures in the south.

By the time of the Civil War, about 200,000 worked in industrial-type occupations.

Explanation:

It is true that industrial revolution came pretty late on southern states compared to the northern states.

But, there were still some business owners who adopted knowledge from the north to the economic production on the southern states. Because of this, by the time of the civil war, about 200,000 slaves were used by those business men to support industrial-related jobs.

the correct answer is c) colonies were taking active steps to resist british laws.