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Q: How many plantation owners in the south owned slaves?
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Who owned the slaves in the south?

mainly rich plantation owners


Why did most slaves live in the south?

Most slaves were owned by plantation owners. Plantations were very large and needed more people to work on it so that the owners could get rich quick. Also, during the cotton boom, a lot of plantation owners needed more workers to get cotton ready for sale. Slaves didn't have to be paid, just bought.


Did all whites own some land and had slaves in the south?

ANSWER:Not all Whites in the South owned land, nor did they have slaves. Many Whites were just as poor as the Black slaves. Many had to hire themselves out to do work for the wealthy land owners.Some Whites were sharecroppers with powerful plantation owners. Of course the wealthy land owners would take advantage of the Whites, just as they did with their slaves.


How did slavery define the structure of white southern society?

Slaves of the south were busy, hard workers of the white south plantation owners. In other words, slaves are used to help the white plantation owners do farming work in the fields all day from morning to the dawn. They were often beated with whips if they disobeyed.


Was there a large majority of the white population of the South that owned slaves?

No. The majority of people in the Southern Colonies were small farmers who did not own slaves and people who did not own land at all. The earliest plantation owners were in the minority and were mostly British in origin. Many white people were just as poor as the black slaves and many had to hire themselves out to do work for the wealthy land owners.