Southern whites who did not own slaves
A. rarely married into the families living on large slave plantations.
B. were largely dependent on the plantation economy.
C. openly opposed the planter elite.
D. were forced to move west to maintain a livelihood.
E. generally opposed the institution of slavery.
Answer: B
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