Southern Whites Who Did Not Own Slaves

question 20

Multiple Choice

Southern whites who did not own slaves

• A) rarely married into the families living on large slave plantations.
• B) openly opposed the planter elite.
• C) were forced to move west to maintain a livelihood.
• D) generally opposed the institution of slavery.
• E) were largely dependent on the plantation economy.

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