The Paternalistic Ideology of the Plantation Elite

question 30

Multiple Choice

The paternalistic ideology of the plantation elite

• A) masked the harsher beliefs of rich planters concerning the inferiority of blacks and the importance of making money.
• B) was nothing more than a myth advanced by southern writers.
• C) was used to hide the belief by slaveowners that slavery was morally wrong.
• D) was openly questioned by religious leaders in the South.

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