Paternalism is the behavior that a group of people expresses towards others, in which they limit those others’ liberty or autonomy for their own good. In paternalism towards adults it seems as if the adults are treated like children and cannot think for themselves. The southern slave owners thought of themselves as kind and responsible masters even though they bought and sold their human properties.
Question: In the south, the paternalist ethos:
Answer: a. reflected the hierarchical society in which the planter took responsibility for the lives of those around him.
A belief that the growth of the United States was a certainty.
A is wrong, as if you check, John Adams' presidency was from 1797 to 1801--only a single four year term.
B is true. Since George Washington made the Proclomation of Neutrality before him, John Adams ended up having to uphold it. There's a famous debacle called the <em>XYZ </em><em>Affair</em> where US diplomats were stopped from talking to the French foreign minister by his agents unless they paid a hefty bribe. (whose names were replaced with X, Y, and Z when Adams released the documents so as to avoid involvement in French wars)
C is wrong. John Adams' wife, Abigail Adams, had been married to Adams for over thirty <em>years</em> before he took office.
D <em />is wrong. The Louisiana Purchase was in 1803, during which the third president, Thomas Jefferson, was in office.
