Match the term with the definition.
-Flatlands that spread from South Carolina to east Texas and were dominated by large plantations.
A)chivalry
B)cotton kingdom
C)free black
D)Mason-Dixon line
E)miscegenation
F)paternalism
G)plantation
H)plantation belt
I)planter
J)slave codes
K)upcountry
L)yeomen

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The term "plantation belt" refers to the flatlands that spread from South Carolina to east Texas and were dominated by large plantations.

Answer: B 
 The "cotton kingdom" refers to the southern states where cotton production dominated the economy, which includes the plantation belt.

Answer: G 
 A "plantation" is a large farm where crops are grown by slave labor, which is common in the plantation belt.

Answer: I 
 A "planter" is a wealthy landowner who owns and manages a plantation, which is common in the plantation belt.

Answer: J 
 "Slave codes" were laws that were enforced in the plantation belt and other southern states to restrict the rights and movements of enslaved people.

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