Which of the Following Is an Explanation for the Absence

question 27

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an explanation for the absence of serious conflict between slaveholders and non- slaveholders in the antebellum South?

• A) Nonslaveholders recognized and accepted the superiority of the planter class.
• B) Despite their wealth and power, slaveholders did not expect special privileges.
• C) They closely relied on each other economically.
• D) A sense of shared racial superiority among whites muted class differences.

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