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The majority of planters had few enslaved people and preferred to use paid labor when possible.
The majority of planters had few enslaved people and preferred to use paid labor when possible.
The wealth and power of planters was dependent on the labor of enslaved people.
The wealth and power of planters was dependent on the labor of enslaved people.
Planters managed enslaved people but had little direct involvement in the buying and selling of enslaved people.
Planters managed enslaved people but had little direct involvement in the buying and selling of enslaved people.
Planters supported slavery in South Carolina but opposed its expansion elsewhere.
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The most accurate analysis of the relationship between planters and slavery is:
The wealth and power of planters was dependent on the labor of enslaved people.
This statement accurately reflects the critical role that the labor of enslaved individuals played in the economic success and social status of planters, particularly in the Southern United States during the antebellum period.
