Which Statement BEST Captures Slaveholders' Attitudes Toward the Punishing of Their

question 10

Multiple Choice

Which statement BEST captures slaveholders' attitudes toward the punishing of their slaves?

• A)Masters' paramount concern was for the safety of themselves and the broader white community,and so they favored harsh penalties,including the death penalty,even for small offenses.
• B)Masters' concern for their self-image and their desire to protect their investment led them to prefer meting out justice on their own rather than to resort to courts of law.
• C)Masters generally believed that only by adhering firmly to the statutes established by slave codes could they maintain discipline over their slaves.
• D)Masters preferred to punish their slaves through the courts rather than to punish them personally because they wanted slaves to look at them as benevolent masters.

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