Which of the following was true of slaveholders in the Old South?
A) The typical slaveholder owned between 30 and 50 slaves.
B) Very few slaveholders owned more than 50 slaves.
C) The number of slaveholders increased between 1830 and 1860.
D) Most white southerners had a direct financial tie to slavery.
Answer: B
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