The social structure of the Southern colonies was characterized by:
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Correct answer: A rigid hierarchy dominated by a small class of wealthy planters.
The plantation economy led to the concentration of wealth and political power in the hands of a few families. Below the planters were small farmers (yeomen), landless whites, and at the bottom, a large population of enslaved Africans.
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