The Tidewater planter ________, while the planter of the Deep South ________.
A. dealt brutally with his slaves; tended to treat slaves more humanely
B. defended slavery as a positive good; was often troubled by the immorality of the slave system
C. raised primarily rice; raised primarily cotton
D. aspired to the ideal of the English country gentleman; was an entrepreneur bound on making a fortune
Answer: D
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