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hich statements best describe the majority of southerners during the pre-Civil War era?
They owned small farms.
They grew large amounts of tobacco or cotton.
They mainly grew food crops and raised livestock.
They worked hard on completing a variety of tasks.
They were the political and economic leaders of the South.
They could not afford to buy enslaved people.
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Correct choices (best describe the majority of southerners before the Civil War):
- They owned small farms.
- They mainly grew food crops and raised livestock.
- They worked hard on completing a variety of tasks.
- They could not afford to buy enslaved people.
Why: Most white southerners were yeoman farmers who farmed small plots for subsistence and local markets, performed many different chores themselves, and lacked the wealth to own (or relied on only a few) enslaved people. Large-scale tobacco/cotton planters and political/economic leaders were a minority.
- They owned small farms.
- They mainly grew food crops and raised livestock.
- They worked hard on completing a variety of tasks.
- They could not afford to buy enslaved people.
Why: Most white southerners were yeoman farmers who farmed small plots for subsistence and local markets, performed many different chores themselves, and lacked the wealth to own (or relied on only a few) enslaved people. Large-scale tobacco/cotton planters and political/economic leaders were a minority.
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