Asked by Abhishek Kulkarni on Jun 02, 2024
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Which of the following arguments was most likely to have been used by southerners in the 1830s and 1840s to defend the institution of slavery?
A) It is true that slavery is an evil within human society, but for economic reasons it is presently a necessary evil.
B) Society is ordered in a particular way by the dictates of nature, and nature has ordained that blacks are born to be slaves.
C) All whites are born to be free and equal, but all non-whites are frowned on by God and were born to be slaves.
D) Human beings are equal in the sight of God only if they have accepted the tenets of Christianity; therefore, non-Christians may be enslaved.
Institution Of Slavery
A legally or socially sanctioned system in which individuals are owned by others, deprived of personal freedom, and compelled to perform labor or services.
Nature Prescribed
A concept suggesting that certain roles, behaviors, or practices are determined or influenced by natural characteristics or inherent tendencies.
Necessary Evil
Something undesirable but considered unavoidable or essential to achieve a desired outcome or to prevent a worse scenario.
- Absorb the reasoning and counterarguments pertaining to slavery in the Southern states before the Civil War.
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- Absorb the reasoning and counterarguments pertaining to slavery in the Southern states before the Civil War.
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