Answer: A is correct, I believe.
Explanation:
Slavery helped support the rich by tending to the things that made them richer (the plantations).
A "theocracy" is run by religious and political leaders, whereas a "patriarchy" is run by men only, although it should be noted that the two are not mutually exclusive in the sense that it would be possible to have a theocracy run by only men.
It was typically John Adams.
