Which of the Following Statements Characterizes the Planter Elite of the Upper

question 31

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements characterizes the planter elite of the Upper South in the early and mid-1800s?

• A) Many elite planters considered themselves benevolent masters.
• B) Tidewater planters frequently questioned the morality of the domestic slave trade.
• C) Planters' embrace of republicanism weakened plantation aristocracy.
• D) Rice planters,in particular,valued Jeffersonian republican simplicity.

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