In Which Way Did the Richest Plantation Families Resemble a Traditional

question 36

Multiple Choice

In which way did the richest plantation families resemble a traditional landed aristocracy?

• A) Planters were poor businessmen.
• B) Planters collected taxes from the peasants who worked their land.
• C) Planters' sons chose military or law careers rather than going into trade.
• D) Planters lived lives of leisure.
• E) Most planters were descended from titled families.

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