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QuizMultiple Choice

Connecting Themes and Colonialism — Test

Question 14 • US History

Which of these divided colonial society in South Carolina during the 1700s?

Answer
A
the arrival of new settlers from Britain and Barbados
B
the economic gap between rich plantation owners and small farmers
C
the arrival of enslaved Africans and indentured servants
D
the economic gap between indentured servants and enslaved people

Explanation

South Carolina’s plantation economy created a sharp divide between wealthy plantation owners and people who farmed on a much smaller scale. The large planters held far more land and wealth, creating tension and unequal influence in colonial society. So the economic gap between rich plantation owners and small farmers is the best answer.

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