Question

Which best describes wealthy Southerners who owned plantations?

They were members of the yeoman class.
They were about one percent of the population.
They formed a majority of the white population.
They were members of the lowest class on the social ladder.
please help quick please

Answer 1

Majority of white ppl... there the ones who owned slaves

Answer 2

They were about one percent of the population seems the most correct because only 1% of southerners families owned many slaves