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Who was at the top of the social hierarchy in the South?
A.
wealthy plantation owners
B.
yeoman farmers
C.
middle class merchants
D.
slave owners
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A. wealthy plantation owners
Explanation: The plantation aristocracy — wealthy planters who owned large plantations and many slaves — sat at the top of Southern society. While many others (yeomen, merchants, and smaller slaveholders) existed, the large slaveholding planters held the most wealth, political influence, and social status.
Explanation: The plantation aristocracy — wealthy planters who owned large plantations and many slaves — sat at the top of Southern society. While many others (yeomen, merchants, and smaller slaveholders) existed, the large slaveholding planters held the most wealth, political influence, and social status.
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