Which of the following groups was largest in the Antebellum South?
Understand the Problem
The question is asking which group of people was the largest in the Antebellum South based on ownership of slaves or lack thereof. The options provide distinctions between different categories of slaveholders and non-slaveholders.
Answer
non-slaveholders
The final answer is non-slaveholders.
Answer for screen readers
The final answer is non-slaveholders.
More Information
In the Antebellum South, about 75% of Southern whites did not own slaves. This means non-slaveholders were the largest group.
Tips
Common confusion arises from focusing on slaveholders as the dominant story of Southern society, but numerically non-slaveholders were greater in number.
Sources
- Antebellum slavery - PBS - pbs.org
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