In His Influential Book Notes on the State of Virginia

question 9

Multiple Choice

In his influential book Notes on the State of Virginia, published in the late eighteenth century, __________ articulated the first extensive arguments by a North American intellectual for black racial inferiority.

• A) John Adams
• B) Benjamin Franklin
• C) Alexander Hamilton
• D) Thomas Jefferson
• E) James Madison

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