What Did White Southerners Think of the Idea of Slaves

question 88

Multiple Choice

What did white southerners think of the idea of slaves working in factories?

• A) They saw it as a way to earn extra money, by hiring out their slaves
• B) They thought it was a natural extension of their work in cotton plantations
• C) They feared that away from plantation supervision, slaves would act like free laborers
• D) They didn't think slaves had the skills or intelligence to handle the machinery
• E) All of these choices

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