THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
JAMES MADISON AFTER THE WAR OF 1812 THE ERA OF GOOD FEELINGS
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Rugged, hardy, and crude
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Enterprising, thrifty, and quick to chase a dollar
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Rich plantation owners who were gracious, cultured, and lazy.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Most southerners were in the Middle Class and were considered yeoman farmers, holding only a few acres and living in modest homes and cabins, raising hogs and chickens, and growing corn and cotton. Few yeoman farmers had any slaves and if they did own slaves, it was only one or two.
Detailed explanation-2: -Wealthy plantation owners like Lloyd came close to forming an American ruling class in the years before the Civil War. They helped shape foreign and domestic policy with one goal in view: to expand the power and reach of the cotton kingdom of the South.
Detailed explanation-3: -What social effects did slavery have on southerners? It created a unique bond of mutual reliance between masters and slaves, southern blacks developed a culture different from that of southern whites, and it created an inviolable racial barrier between whites and blacks.
Detailed explanation-4: -Most plantation owners took an active part in the operations of the business. Surely they found time for leisurely activities like hunting, but on a daily basis they worked as well. The distance from one plantation to the next proved to be isolating, with consequences even for the richest class.