Which minority wielded greatest political power in its region in the period before the Civil War?
A) Farmers in the Northeast
B) Planters in the South
C) Laborers in the industrial cities
D) Ship owners in New England
The correct option is B. In the period before the civil war in the America, the social and political leadership of the south was controlled by the planters, even though they make up only about 2% of the south population. Those in the planter class usually have a large number or slaves and lands, their kids are are always more educated and are not allowed to participate on plantation jobs. They are the richest in the region.
The reason for this is because they would rely heavily on the planters to feed the people, and if you made the planters mad who would grow your food, so they truly held the ultimate power.
