What was the significance of the planter class in antebellum Southern society? a. They constituted a majority of the population.
b. They were often Europeans who operated their plantations from abroad.
c. Their values and goals dominated Southern life.
d. They invested their profits in industrial endeavors and began to transform the southern economy.
O e. They were the only social group in the South to openly discuss abolition as a potential good.

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b. major john c. frémont led a rebellion called the bear flag revolt.

explanation:

during the bear flag revolt, from june to july 1846, a small group of american settlers in california rebelled against the mexican government and proclaimed california an independent republic. the republic was short-lived because soon after the bear flag was raised, the u.s. military began occupying california, which went on to join the union in 1850. the bear flag became the official state flag in 1911.

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