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Why did slaveholders try to convince poor whites that slavery was justified?
needed their political support
Why did slave holders try to convince poor whites that slavery was justifed?
Slave holders wanted poor whites to view slavery as necessary for the economy and society in order to prevent them from organizing against the institution of slavery. By instilling a sense of superiority in poor whites over enslaved individuals, slave holders sought to maintain social order and divide potential sources of resistance. Additionally, by convincing poor whites that their own livelihoods were tied to the existence of slavery, slave holders aimed to ensure their continued support for the system.
How did whites try to justify slavery?
Whites justified slavery by promoting the idea that people of African descent were inferior and suited for servitude, using pseudoscientific theories to support their beliefs. They also argued that slaves were in need of guidance and protection, suggesting that slavery was a benevolent and civilizing institution. Additionally, economic interests played a significant role in maintaining and justifying the institution of slavery.
What part did phillis wheatley play in slavery being abolished?
i think she convinced the whites that African Americans are no dumber than them. also, i think phillis wheatley showed the africans that they are more than farmers, ect. and that they should be hopeful and think more of themselves.
Why did slave holders try to convince poor whites that slavery was justified?
They needed their political support.
What were whites and blacks called that fought against slavery?
Abolishoners (i think...)
On what subject did northern whites and southern whites agree?
slavery
Why did Frederick Douglass think slavery was bad for whites and blacks?
because yes. figure it out your not low
Who did slavery?
Whites
Why northern whites who opposed slavery and southern whites who supported slavery both believed they were fighting to defend liberty?
You have to understand the war had VERY LITTLE to do with slavery.
advantages and disadvantages the communists had in fighting the civil war.Which do you think was most decisive in their victory over the ‘Whites’?
the end of slavery
Did the patriots want slavery?
The Southern whites were FOR slavery and the Northern whites were AGAINST slavery. So using the word patriots isn't correct because Americans are all considered patriots.
Why did poor whites accept slavery?
because the whites did not be long in the same school and state
How did slavery end you America?
we whites had to do stuff on our own
Why did planters want poor whites to believe in slavery?
So that the poor whites could have slaves get thangs for them
How did Virginia laws support slavery?
it seperated the races treating non whites as less than whites
What might have been the attitude of yeomen and poor white southerners towards slavery?
I think that some of the Yeoman did not like the slavery along with the poor whites because Yeoman owned few slaves or none at all and the poor whites survived by hunting, fishing, raising small gardens, and doing odd jobs.
