In the South, the Paternalist Ethos

question 111

Multiple Choice

In the South, the paternalist ethos

• A) reflected the hierarchical society in which the planter took responsibility for the lives of those around him.
• B) declined after the War of 1812 as southern society became more centered on market relations rather than on personal relations.
• C) suffered because southern slaveholders lived among their slaves, so that the groups' constant exposure to each other made southern slavery more openly violent than elsewhere.
• D) brought southern society closer to northern ideals.
• E) encouraged southern women to become more active and better educated so that they could help their husbands in their paternal roles.

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