In the eighteenth century, West Indian plantations were controlled by a plantocracy,

a. a group of people concerned about the environment.
b. a small number of rich men who owned most of the land and slaves.
c. a group of botanists who encouraged the growth of new and exotic plants.
d. a religious sect of Protestantism.
e. none of these


ANSWER:
b

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