What role did the first families of Virginia play in Southern politics?

A.

They instituted a legally accepted class system that discriminated against African slaves.

B.

They took control over matters of public funds in the House of the Burgesses.

C.

They were against the colonial government, and stirred anti-British sentiments.

D.

They agreed with the governor in many matters and favored British policies.

E.

They favored indentured servitude over slavery in the tobacco plantations in the Chesapeake.

A. They instituted a legally accepted class system that discriminated against African slaves.

They instituted a legally accepted class system that discriminated African slaves (A).

Explanation:

The role the first Families of Virginia play in southern politics was instituting a legally accepted class system that discriminated against slaves. the first families in Colonial Virginia were not the first settlers in Virginia but were the most prominent families socially and economically.

The state of Virginia was a state with a high level of Slavery been in practice in the state. and most of these slaves were African slaves been brought from Africa by colonial masters. the first Families been prominent and wealthy instituted a legal system to prevent the African slaves from having rights,