They were more than farmers they owned vast amounts of land and slaves. The growth of cotton after the invention of the cotton gin added more money to the coffers of the wealthy and tobacco was another crop that gave vast wealth. There were poor farmers in the south as well , but the plantation owners controlled the south and held positions of power.
The upper class of Latin American society is often referred to as the elite or the wealthy elite. They typically hold significant economic and social power and often come from generations of privilege.
With advancements in agriculture, new social classes such as landowners, wealthy farmers, and agricultural laborers emerged. Landowners controlled large estates and had significant political and economic power. Wealthy farmers were able to accumulate wealth through successful farming practices. Agricultural laborers were typically peasants or serfs who worked the land owned by others in exchange for wages or a portion of the harvest.
Southern plantation owners were typically part of the antebellum Southern elite, which consisted of wealthy landowners who owned large plantations and relied on slave labor to produce crops such as cotton, tobacco, and sugar. This elite class had significant political and economic power in the Southern states before the Civil War.
he was very wealthy
The Viking social class was divided into three main groups: the Jarls (nobility and wealthy landowners), the Karls (free peasants and farmers), and the Thralls (slaves or serfs). Jarls held the highest status and had more privileges and wealth, while Karls were independent landowners. Thralls, on the other hand, were at the lowest rung of society and were considered property, often captured during raids.
Most southern farmers owned no slaves
Tobacco was the best cash crop in the southern colonies :P
No they did not. These landowners were too powerful.
England had a society with an aristocratic class, and the southern planters wanted the same.
Because wealthy southern males could pay to have a substitute to take their place in the army. Whereas, small southern farmers could not afford the luxury of escaping military service.
England had a society with an aristocratic class, and the southern planters wanted the same.
Trade made Great Zimbabwe's rulers wealthy and powerful.
how was a wealthy and powerful class of maryland landowners created
Trade made Great Zimbabwe's rulers wealthy and powerful.
The importance of modernization in history is wealthy, powerful and freer citizens that enjoy a higher standard of living. It is when they adopt modern practices in society.
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After the US Civil War, many poor white farmers became sharecroppers, farming land owned by the wealthy planters in exchange for a percentage of their crop's yield.