Southern farmers who could not afford slaves sup ported the institution of slavery primarily because
SAT · US History · previous-year question
- A.slaves allowed poor white farmers to prosper
- B.slavery gave poor whites status and a stake in society
- C.slaves needed overseers and Southern whites knew the job was well paid
- D.slaveowners lent slaves in slow times to poor farmers to help work their land
- E.farmers knew that competition would help the Southern economy in the long run
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