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Q: Why did large plantation owners controlled the south?
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Which group controlled most of the life In the south?

Wealthy Plantation Owners.


Did a small number of wealthy plantation owners control politics?

Small plantation owners, which was the secOnd highest social class in the south, controlled politics in the south.


Who controlled much of the south's cotton trade by the mid-19th century?

New York and New England capitalists controlled the South's cotton trade by the middle of the 19th century. To a large extent, large cotton plantation owners in the South also played a role in controlling US cotton trade.


Who depended on slavery in the south?

plantation owners


Who owned the slaves in the south?

mainly rich plantation owners


Who owned most slaves in the south?

The rich.. ,, politicians,, and plantation owners formerly


What group of southerners measured there wealth partly by the number of enslaved people they controlled?

Plantation owners in the American South measured their wealth partly by the number of enslaved people they controlled. The more enslaved individuals a plantation owner owned, the more wealth and power they were typically perceived to have within their community.


What is a term for large farms in the south?

i believe its called a plantation.


How many plantation owners in the south owned slaves?

Quite a few.


Who held the most political and economic power in the south?

small farmers formed the majority of the southern population, the planters controlled much of the south's economy.


What is the name of a large home and farmland in the South?

A plantation.


Prior to the civil war which group had the most political power in the south?

The plantation owners