Wealthy plantation owners made up how much of colonial southern society? a. the whole society b. the majority c. a small portion d. there were no plantations in the south.

The right answer is: C) A small portion. The richest planters, such as the Virginia elite with plantations near the James river, owned more land and slaves than other farmers. Although most Southerners were not slave owners, and most slave owners had ten or fewer slaves, the planters were those who had a significant number of slaves, mostly as agricultural labor. References to planters are often as belonging to the elite or plantation aristocracy of the prewar south.

the answer to number one is b the answer to number to is a

the present continuous is a verb tense which is mainly used to indicates that an action is in progress at the moment of speaking.  

it is formed using: person + verb to be (am/is/are) +verb + - ing form  

example: i am studying at this moment .

in addition, the present continuous is also used in order to express things that will or will not happen in the near future.

example: i am having dinner with some friends tonight.

the speaker sometimes   uses it   to express that an action is repeated and it causes irritation on the part of the speaker

example: my sister is constantly complaining about everything.