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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Which best describes the South in the years leading up to the Civil War? largely agrarian, with slave owners as a minority largely urban, with the majority of families owning slaves largely agrarian, with the majority of families owning slaves largely urban, with slave owners as a minority WILL MEDAL ANSWER ASAP

OpenStudy (godmod360):

well think of what the south was best known for at the time?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

well i have no idea what agrarian is... @godmod360

OpenStudy (godmod360):

agrarian means rural or they focus on farming.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so it would be the third one? @godmod360

OpenStudy (godmod360):

well they are agrarian yes but most families did not own slaves since most families were poor small scale farmers only to wealthy could afford to purchase and maintain slaves, thus only a small population could have slaves at this time.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

So... what would be the answer?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

largely urban, with the majority of families owning slaves

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