In this passage, Locke is describing the “state of nature.” For Locke, this state of nature is one in which people are unable to keep possessions frustrated by natural laws. perfectly free to do as they wish. dependent on the cooperation of others.

The plantation economy in the south produced a. equal opportunity for all whites and no illiteracy. b. low profits despite the enslavement of a great number of people. c. great profits and developed great educational institutions. d. great profits at the expense of cultural development and equal opportunity.