Which of the following accurately describes southern society in the mid-1800s? Most white southerners were small farmers. ... The Southern economy was based on manufacturing and they needed slave labor to work in the factories. The Southern economy was based on agriculture and they used slave labor to work the farms.
They didn't care about what the government say. Because of this, they would sneak at night to turn off the wells. This also helped a lot. Why?, because they didn't want to upset their families.
