How did plantation owners strive to convince poor whites to overlook how they were exploited by the slave economy?

A) allowing all whites to have equal ownership over black slaves
B) giving poor whites opportunity for equal political participation
C) convincing poor white families to take pride in their whiteness
D) paying all white workers a fair and livable wage

Slave Economy

The slave economy refers to an economic system that relies heavily on the forced labor of enslaved individuals for agricultural and industrial production, particularly prominent in the American South before the Civil War.

Plantation Owners

Individuals or entities that owned large agricultural estates historically, often relying on enslaved or indentured labor, particularly in the context of the Americas and colonial periods.

Whiteness

A social construct that privileges white people over those of other racial backgrounds, historically and culturally embedded within societies, influencing systemic inequities and social dynamics.