Southern whites who did not own slaves
A. were forced to move west to maintain a livelihood.
B. were often dependent on the plantation economy.
C. generally opposed the institution of slavery.
D. found their fortunes deteriorating during the cotton boom.
E. openly opposed the planter elite.
Answer: B
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