The South's "Positive Good" Argument for Slavery Claimed That

question 35

Multiple Choice

The South's "positive good" argument for slavery claimed that  

• A) slavery was supported by the authority of both the Bible and the Constitution.
• B) slavery was good for the barbarous Africans because enslavement introduced them to Christianity.
• C) slaves benefited from receiving education and job training.
• D) slaves were usually treated as members of the family.
• E) slaves were better off than most northern wage earners.

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