How Did Whites Justify Racism in the 1830s and 1840s

question 27

Multiple Choice

How did whites justify racism in the 1830s and 1840s?

• A) Many whites actually began to denounce racism in this time period.
• B) Scientists argued that racial differences were permanent, and indicated people's status in the world.
• C) Scientists at that time argued that race was the product of environment.
• D) Scientists argued that non-whites actually began the human race, but didn't benefit it technologically.

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Definitions:

Descent System

A way of tracing kinship and inheritance through either the maternal or paternal line.

Mode of Subsistence

Refers to the means by which a society obtains its basic needs for survival, such as through hunting, gathering, agriculture, or industry.

Age Grades

Social categories based on age, used in various societies to assign roles, responsibilities, and privileges.

Double Unilineal Descent

A system of lineage where individuals belong to both their father's and their mother's descent groups, incorporating elements of both patrilineal and matrilineal descent.