Why Was Slavery Called a "Peculiar Institution" of the South

question 102

Multiple Choice

Why was slavery called a "peculiar institution" of the South?

• A) It was unlike anything else in the world's history
• B) It had been opposed by a majority of the nation's presidents
• C) Despite the rhetoric, it was an economic drain on southern society
• D) It affected only a small portion of the southern population
• E) It set the South apart from the North

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