Most of the People Who Controlled Southern France in the 1800s

Most of the people who controlled southern France in the 1800s were

A) landed aristocrats with a stake in making their lands successful.
B) Church officials who owned much of the best land.
C) absentee landlords who cared little for the peasants on their land.
D) liberals bent on industrialization, even if the region was better for farming.
E) the few who had enough financial resources to import new agricultural machinery.