Southern plantation society was characterized by
- A
An economy without slavery, relying solely on free family labor and tenants
- B
All settlers being roughly equally wealthy, with no real planter elite
- C
An egalitarian distribution of land and wealth among all white settlers
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A small wealthy planter elite, large enslaved population, and many small farmers
Explanation
By the mid-18th century, this hierarchical society defined Southern colonial life.