“A planter was someone who owned at least 20 enslaved workers. In 1860, only one white southerner in 30 belonged to a planter family. An even smaller number—less than 1 percent—owned 50 or more enslaved workers”

Question

Based on that passage, evaluate the following statement: A majority of southern whites owned large amounts of slaves.

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Responses

True
True

False

Answer 1

False

Based on the passage, it is clear that only a small minority of white southerners owned a large number of slaves. The majority of southern whites did not own large amounts of slaves.