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Society and Economy in the American South:Question 4

All of the following statements are true regarding the South of the pre-
Civil War era EXCEPT?
Select one:
Most slaves were owned by small scale cotton farmers who need one or two
slaves.
о
White southerners who did not own slaves were among the strongest defenders
of the slave system.
Most southerners lived by subsistence farming on poor land requiring hard work
to till.
о о
The majority of the small farmers in the South did not own slaves or specialize
in producing cotton.

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Answer:

the majortiy of the small farmers in the South did not own slaves or specialize

in producing cotton.

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why did you take off my answer

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