A majority of Southerners were small farmers.
No. Most Southerners - even the majority of WHITE Southerners - owned no land at all.
Southerners who saw an advantage to backing the Reconstruction of the South represented the majority of Southern Republicans. Much like the northerners who were against the Civil War (Copperheads), these southerners earned a derisive nickname. They were called "Scalawags".
The southerners viewed slaves as property.
The majority of white southerners did. Blacks anywhere between 1860 and 1930's strongly supported the Republican Party.
the southerners viewed slaves as a good thing
Farmers
No. Most Southerners - even the majority of WHITE Southerners - owned no land at all.
The vast majority of white Southerners could not afford slaves and struggled for basic self-sufficiency.
The vast majority of white Southerners could not afford slaves and struggled for basic self-sufficiency.
The vast majority of white Southerners could not afford slaves and struggled for basic self-sufficiency.
The vast majority of white Southerners could not afford slaves and struggled for basic self-sufficiency.
Southerners who saw an advantage to backing the Reconstruction of the South represented the majority of Southern Republicans. Much like the northerners who were against the Civil War (Copperheads), these southerners earned a derisive nickname. They were called "Scalawags".
few or no enslaved people at all
Yeomen
The vast majority of white Southerners could not afford slaves and struggled for basic self-sufficiency.
MinorMinor, lesser, little, small...
Toughness cannot be generalized based on geography or region. It varies from person to person and is influenced by various factors such as upbringing, experiences, and personal traits. Both southerners and northerners can exhibit toughness in different ways.