During the Period Between 1676 and 1750,how Did the Virginia

question 47

Multiple Choice

During the period between 1676 and 1750,how did the Virginia gentry try to reduce social discontent?

• A) The gentry urged even the smallest landholders to purchase slaves and thus support the slavery system.
• B) They raised the annual poll tax from five to forty-five pounds of tobacco a year.
• C) They disenfranchised poorer whites by increasing the amount of land a man had to own in order to vote.
• D) Virginia gentry enacted legislation that favored medium-scale farmers at the expense of both the richest and the poorest farmers.

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