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Unit 4 – American Expansion, 1800–1848
Topic 4.13
How did class structure differ between rural and urban areas in Southern society during Early Republic?
Urban areas were largely egalitarian societies without class distinctions.
Both rural and urban societies comprised primarily middle-class citizens.
Rural areas had an elite planter class at top, while urban areas had prosperous merchants.
Rural areas lacked a clear social hierarchy compared to urban centers.
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AP US History - 4.13 The Society of the South in the Early Republic
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