To Be Called a "Planter," One Had to

question 69

Multiple Choice

To be called a "planter," one had to

• A) own at least twenty slaves.
• B) work alongside slaves.
• C) be engaged in the slave trade.
• D) remain part of the lower farming class.
• E) avoid involvement in politics.

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