Why Did Many of the Poorest Whites,who in No Way

question 79

Multiple Choice

Why did many of the poorest whites,who in no way benefited from slavery,vigorously defend the "peculiar institution"?

• A) They were grateful to the planter aristocracy for backing public education.
• B) They embraced their presumed racial superiority to black slaves.
• C) They were almost always economically better off than the slaves.
• D) They admired the virtues and values of the plantation aristocracy.
• E) They benefited from the economic growth of the region.

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