Why Did Many Yeoman Farmers Feel Resentment Toward Rich Planters

Why did many yeoman farmers feel resentment toward rich planters, yet still support the institution of slavery?

A) These farmers feared that the government would give freed slaves their land if slavery were abolished.
B) Many poor white farmers also worked as overseers on large plantations.
C) Many rich planters gave poor white farmers slaves as gifts to maintain their good will.
D) Having slavery gave poor white farmers a feeling of social superiority over blacks.
E) Many poor white farmers secretly hoped to claim plantation land after slave rebellions.