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Did a small number of wealthy plantation owners control politics?
Small plantation owners, which was the secOnd highest social class in the south, controlled politics in the south.
What did President Johnson decide to do with the abandoned plantation lands in the South?
give them back to their former owners.
What was daily life like for a plantation owners' wife in the South prior to the Civil War?
She watched the house and took care of the family
Why did the south fall behind the north in terms of congress?
Mainly because the North was able to come together and make a singular government that united them all. The South, on the other hand, was mainly run by wealthy plantation owners who all had differing opinions.
How did the white landowners in the south reassert their economic power in the decade following the civil war?
The former slave owners would offer the slaves pieces of the plantation to live and work for a part of the profit. This was called sharecropping and it enabled the former slaves and their owners to both make money. The plantation owner couldn't farm the land by himself so deals were make to farm the land together. Poor whites also went in partners as sharecroppers with the land owners so as to survive. The north had devastated the southern land and survival was accomplished by sticking together and living off the land. Northern senators did everything to punish the south so money was scarce to re building. It took the south about 40 years to get back on her feet.1 year ago
Why did large plantation owners controlled the south?
Jesus
Did a small number of wealthy plantation owners control politics?
Small plantation owners, which was the secOnd highest social class in the south, controlled politics in the south.
Who depended on slavery in the south?
plantation owners
Who owned the slaves in the south?
mainly rich plantation owners
Who owned most slaves in the south?
The rich.. ,, politicians,, and plantation owners formerly
What influence did the owners of large plantations have on southern life in the antebellum period?
Owners of large plantations held significant economic, social, and political power in the antebellum South. They shaped the region's economy, culture, and politics through their control of both land and enslaved labor. Plantation owners influenced everything from local labor practices to the region's pro-slavery ideology.
What is a term for large farms in the south?
i believe its called a plantation.
How many plantation owners in the south owned slaves?
Quite a few.
Which group controlled most of the life In the south?
Wealthy Plantation Owners.
What is the name of a large home and farmland in the South?
A plantation.
Which social class came to control the economy as well as the political and social institutions of the South?
The white elite class, comprised of wealthy plantation owners and businessmen, came to dominate the economy, politics, and society of the South after the Civil War. This class held significant power and influence, shaping the region's policies and maintaining control over labor and resources.
Why did plantation owners in the south need slaved?
so they wouldn't have to do all the work themselves
