Most of the Inhabitants of the Colonial American South Were

question 78

Multiple Choice

Most of the inhabitants of the colonial American South were

• A) large merchant planters.
• B) landowning small farmers.
• C) landless farm laborers.
• D) black slaves.
• E) native Americans.

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