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Which of the following groups comprised the gentry in the Southern colonies?

a) Wealthy landowners who modeled themselves after British aristocracy.
b) Those who were educated but did not own land and thus could not vote.
c) Landowners who had earned their status through indentured servitude.
d) The free working class who wanted to be as distinct as possible from slaves.

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Explanation:

Wealthy landowners who modeled themselves after British aristocracy

The gentry in the Southern colonies were wealthy landowners who modeled themselves after British aristocracy.

  • In the southern colonies, most of the wealthy merchants were from the English gentry who invested their wealth.
  • The climate was well suited for the growing of cash crops like tobacco and cotton with the help of slaves.
  • The gentry in the south were wealthy merchants, planters, officials and lawyers.

Therefore we can conclude that the gentry in the Southern colonists were affluent British aristocracy.

Thus option A is the correct answer.

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