Plantation owners had a great deal of influence over the politics and government of Texas before the Civil War. Using the information you learned in your lectures, speculate why plantation owners had so much power and influence, especially on laws regarding slavery. HURRY PLEASE

It might be that they were the only people with political power, thus when only slave/plantation owners have the power they made laws benefiting themselves.

Explanation:

pepin the short[a] (german: pippin der kurze, french: pépin le bref, c. 714 – 24 september 768) was the king of the franks from 751 until his death. he was the first of the carolingians to become king.[b][2]

the younger son of the frankish prince charles martel and his wife rotrude, pepin's upbringing was distinguished by the ecclesiastical education he had received from the monks of st. denis. succeeding his father as the mayor of the palace in 741, pepin reigned over francia jointly with his elder brother carloman. pepin ruled in neustria, burgundy, and provence, while his brother carloman established himself in austrasia, alemannia and thuringia. the brothers were active in suppressing revolts led by the bavarians, aquitanians, saxons, and the alemanni in the early years of their reign. in 743, they ended the frankish interregnum by choosing childeric iii, who was to be the last merovingian monarch, as figurehead king of the franks.

i also think he is correct. i believe they came to washington to protest their rights.