Which of the Following Statements Does NOT Provide an Accurate

question 4

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements does NOT provide an accurate description of the antebellum South?

• A)The majority of white southerners were yeoman farmers.
• B)Most white southerners did not own slaves.
• C)The South attracted immigrants in the same numbers as the North.
• D)The South's cotton exports constituted nearly half of the exports of the entire nation.
• E)Most slaves lived on plantations.

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