Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 exam•Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Definition
Wealthy landowners in southern colonies who exercised local authority and dominated elected colonial assemblies, controlling political power in plantation-based societies.
AP course connection
Topic 2.3: 2.3 The Regions of the British Colonies