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Planters were rich Southern plantation & slave owners, 1619-1865. This elite class, which made up only a small portion of Southern whites, was originally rooted in English high society. They typically owned from 20 to more than a thousand slaves (read a biography of Zachary Taylor for an example of the high end of this) and held disdain for poor Southern whites. Needless to say, the Planter class dominated Southern politics. It should be noted that at the peak of slavery only about 25% of Southerners owned slaves, and most of these were not wealthy enough to be considered Planters. Most Southerners were too poor to own slaves. Also, for the Scott-Irish and others in the mountains stretching from North Alabama to Eastern North Carolina, slavery conflicted with culture. Many of these men fought for the Union in the Civil War. Look up the recruiting poster for the 1st Alabama Cavalry of the Union Army for an example of how the "Hillbillies" felt about the Planters, and vice-versa.
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∙ 10y agoThese were owners of large plantations and slaves during the antebellum period. They were usually the leaders of the community.
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What most accurately characterizes the cotton planter class of the southwest?
gofukc yourself
In 1860 what percentage southern white families were in the slave owning class?
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When did Henry Blair invent the cotton planter?
he was 23
English novelist whose romantic medievalism encouraged the semifeudal ideals of the southern planter aristocracy?
Sir Walter Scott was the British novelist whose romantic vision of a feudal society made him highly popular in the South
Who was a famous planter from South Carolina who grew indigo?
Eliza Lucas Pinckney is a South Carolina planter who grew indigo. She developed indigo as one of its most important cash crops.
Was the planter class was the upper class of people in southern society prior to the civil war?
Yes.
What was the planter elite?
The Planter Elite was the highest class of Southern society in the 1800s leading up to the Civil War. They were the minority of the population at the time, controlling 90% of the South's wealth through the ownership of various cotton plantations.
What effect did the planter class have?
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Where Does the earliest known protest against slavery come from?
A southern planter
Who was the planter in the antebellum period?
Not really a planter! Planters were the highest ranked southern society workers. They had most of the money, and were extremely powerful politically! There were more than just one planter! Hope that helps!
Who held most of the political economic power in the south?
The Planter Class
What was the planters class?
In the Southern states of America and in the Caribbean during the 1700-1800s, the Planter class was composed of the whites who owned plantations growing sugar, cotton, tobacco, etc., and slaves. They were the upper class and considered higher than either free working people or slaves who were at the bottom.
The Southern planter thought the forest was interminable because?
it seemed to go on and on without a break.
What was the size and role of the planter class during the 1800s?
4-5% of the population
What most accurately characterizes the cotton planter class of the southwest?
gofukc yourself
Who held the most political and economic power in the south?
small farmers formed the majority of the southern population, the planters controlled much of the south's economy.
Which is the most accurate of Southern planter's world?
most great planters of the old south were self-made men
