What Is a Significant Component of Slavery Related to Ideas

question 28

Multiple Choice

What is a significant component of slavery related to ideas about enslaved Africans' humanity?

• A) The paternalist system allowed Whites to maintain an appearance of tolerance.
• B) Africans were originally indentured servants.
• C) Enslaved Africans were defined as chattel.
• D) Enslavement prevented Africans from developing political power.
• E) Enslaved Africans struggled to directly challenge the institution of slavery.

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Definitions:

Slaveholder

An individual or party that owns or held ownership rights in enslaved people.

Wilmot Proviso

An unsuccessful 1846 proposal in the United States Congress that aimed to ban slavery in territory acquired from Mexico in the Mexican War.

Appeal of the Independent Democrats

A document issued in 1854 criticizing the Kansas-Nebraska Act and advocating for anti-slavery policies.

Mexican War

A conflict between the United States and Mexico from 1846 to 1848, resulting in the U.S. annexing territory that includes present-day California, Arizona, and New Mexico.