Question

which group made up the majority of white southerners

a. planters
b. middle class
c. capitalists
d. small farmer's

Answer 1

The group that made up the majority of white southerners prior to the Civil War was **d. small farmers**. While planters (those who owned large plantations) were influential and held significant wealth and power, the majority of white southerners were small farmers who owned fewer slaves or none at all.