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Plantation owners had a great deal of influence over the politics and government of Texas before the Civil War. Using the information you learned in your lectures, speculate why plantation owners had so much power and influence, especially on laws regarding slavery.

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Answer:

It might be that they were the only people with political power, thus when only slave/plantation owners have the power they made laws benefiting themselves.

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