Question

Which statement below most accurately describes the moral arguments for and against slavery

in the 1800s?


Supported of slavery insisted It was moral because it was practiced in biblical times, while
abolitionists argued that it was immoral because God created all people in His Image.

Southern plantation owners felt that African Americans accepted slavery, but others
believed that the slaves wanted to escape to freedom in large numbers.

Southerners believed slavery was immoral because God created all people in His image,
while Northerners argued that it was moral because it was mentioned in the Bible.

Southern white males believed that African Americans would rather be slaves than paid
workers, while Northerners believed they did not want to be slaves.

Answer 1

Supported of slavery insisted It was moral because it was practiced in biblical times, while abolitionists argued that it was immoral because God created all people in His Image.

Answer 2

The correct answer is A. Supported of slavery insisted It was moral because it was practiced in biblical times, while abolitionists argued that it was immoral because God created all people in His Image.

Explanation:

Slavery was a common practice during the 1800s in the Southern states that depended on it due to its economic model based on agriculture; at the same time, this practice was strongly opposed by the northern states that had an industrialized economic model. These opposite points of view about slavery were supported through different arguments including moral arguments that focused on whether slavery was ethical or "correct".

About this, people in the south and general supporters of slavery promoted the idea slavery was moral because it was a common practice during the history and was even part of the bible, which they consider as the law of God. On the opposite, abolitionists stated God had created all people as equal because everyone including slaves were made in His Image.