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U.s. History: The Southern Argument for Slavery

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In order to convince oneself that owning another was defensible, Southerners aruged that there were economic, religious, historical, and legal reaons that slavery was a good thing. Read about some of these justifications in more detail, and take a short quiz on the peculiar institution of slavery.

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)