Plantation owners were wealthy and relied on slave labor to harvest cash crops.
Plantation owners were poor, and they worked small plots of land to grow their own food.
Plantation owners were wealthy and hired hundreds of workers to work their farms .
Plantation owner were middle class and relied on family labor to harvest their crops of wheat and grain
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The statement that best describes the individuals and families who owned plantations in the southern colonies is:
Plantation owners were wealthy and relied on slave labor to harvest cash crops.
This accurately reflects the socio-economic status of plantation owners and the reliance on enslaved labor to produce profitable crops such as tobacco, rice, and cotton.
