Elite Southerners Maintained Their Power Over the Yeoman Majority by

question 4

Multiple Choice

Elite southerners maintained their power over the yeoman majority by

• A) using violent intimidation to gain votes.
• B) convincing yeomen of their shared interests.
• C) raising voter requirements to weed out poor voters.
• D) proclaiming their moral superiority.

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