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THE POOR WHITES, SOUTH
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What does the missionary Snyder identify as the root cause of the ignorance and poverty he observed among poor white families in the Sand Hill district?
A
A lack of natural resources in the region
B
Slavery itself — he states plainly, "Slavery, and nothing else," comparing the poor educational and economic conditions of Mississippi to the greater prosperity of free-state cities like Boston
C
Poor soil quality unrelated to the economic system
D
A shortage of churches in the area
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