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Who depended mostly on slaves in the southern colonies?

slave owners, slave traders, and plantation owners.


How were people in the southern colonies?

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Plantation owners controlled the economic and political life in?

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The rebellion of slaves that killed plantation owners in South Carolina was the Stono Rebellion in 1739. It was one of the largest slave uprisings in the British mainland colonies, where a group of slaves from the Kongo region rebelled against their owners and marched towards Spanish Florida.


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What were the jobs of the men who signed the Constitution?

Most were lawyers. Many were plantation owners , and a few businessmen. They were the cream of the colonies.


Who wanted the upper class to control the new government?

If you are asking about the American government the constitution was written by the elite of the colonies. They were lawyers, plantation owners, business owners, and the wealthy. The 55 men were the aristocracy of the colonies so there was no doubt who was in control from the very start. Washington was very wealthy, a plantation owner, and even distilled whiskey sold in the colonies.


Where did the plantation owners come from?

The plantation owners had very cheap labor


How were plantation owners affected by the Great Depression?

arent plantation owners farmers?


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Who were leaders who worked to produce a new constitution?

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