Slaveowners Made Up ________ of the Southern White Population, but the True

Slaveowners made up ________ of the southern white population, but the true "planters of consequence,"with at least 50 slaves, _______.

A) the great majority; were found only in the older Tidewater region
B) about half; dominated politics
C) roughly a quarter; made up less than 1 percent of the total white population
D) a small minority; constituted a majority of those slaveholders