How Did Southern Whites React in General to Slave Violence

question 28

Multiple Choice

How did southern whites react in general to slave violence?

• A) They refused to enact laws and establish practices to make slavery harsher.
• B) They generally reacted passively, as the uprisings were quickly put down.
• C) They began to be much more suspicious of foreigners and outsiders.
• D) They began to liberate more "troublesome" slaves and force them to the North.

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