-How Does the Proslavery Cartoon Slavery as It Exists in America

question 23

Multiple Choice

-How does the proslavery cartoon Slavery As It Exists in America affirm John C. Calhoun's apologist views on the "peculiar institution" of slavery?

• A) Slavery was a harsher system than the factory system in the North.
• B) Slavery was a positive good sanctioned by the Bible and ancient philosophers.
• C) Slavery benefitted the entire nation due to its profitable success in commercialized farming.
• D) Slavery improved both the physical and moral lives of African Americans.

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