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Who disaproved of the 13th Amendment?

Southern states and slave holders.


Which argument was used by southern slave holders to justify slave labor?

Southern slave holders used arguments based on white supremacy and the belief that Black people were inferior and needed to be controlled by whites. They argued that slavery was necessary for the economy and that they were providing a "civilizing" influence on enslaved individuals.


What groups profited from Robert B. taney's decisions?

The Southern slave holders profited form Rober B Toneys Decisions. He made it possible for southern slave holders to take their slaves off of foreign land because they were the slave onwners property. This was done through the Dred Scott case.


Which of the following was allowed for slave in the southern colonies?

Negroes.


Why would southern slave holders say that they treat their slaves better than northern factory owners did their free labor factor workers?

because southern slaves are stupid


What was One of the arguments used by southern slave holders to justify the institution of slavery?

One argument used by southern slave holders to justify slavery was the belief that African Americans were inferior and needed to be controlled and guided by whites for their own good. They also argued that slavery was essential for the economic prosperity of the southern states, as it provided a cheap source of labor for plantations.


Who were the southern gentry?

Slave holders were considered the highest of the social class. The only way to achieve upward mobility was to own more slaves.


What steps did southern slave holders take to prevent abolitionist ideas from spreading in the south?

they tried to prevent southerners from reading abolitionist materials


What was the Wilmot Proviso and who did not suppot it?

slavery in the territory acquired from Mexico


What role did plantation owners small slave holders independent white farmers poor whites free blacks and black slaves each have in the southern social order?

because they pooed


Why were slave holders called hypocrites?

Because they supported freedom, but not for everyone.


Why was the fugitive slave act so important to southern slave holder?

The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 was important to southern slaveholders because it required all citizens to assist in the capture and return of escaped slaves, strengthening the institution of slavery in the South by making it easier to recover escaped slaves and deterring others from attempting to flee. The law also provided legal mechanisms to support slaveholders in pursuing escaped slaves across state lines.