Question

FILL IN THE BLANK. There was a heavy emphasis on ____ in southern society. a. wealth b. family c. religion d. political affiliation e. gender.

Answer 1

There was a heavy emphasis on b. family in southern society.

This is because families owned lands used for agricultural purpose in the plantations.

The plantation master who is also the head of a slave owning family was known as loving father figure to his own family and the people he enslaved.