The purpose of a veil is to to hide something or to hinder that something can be clearly seen. And when people want to cover up their wrongdoings with an appearence of goodness, they are called hypocrites. By using the words '<em>a thin veil'</em>, the author's intention could be to show how people see clearly the hypocrisy of the slaveowners.
Answer C.
Answer: but & thus
Explanation: thus: as a result or consequence of this; therefore
but: used to introduce a phrase or clause contrasting with what has already been mentioned
The only evidence that Alfred Wegener did not have was the mechanism that drove the Continental Drift, he had evidence to support that the continents were once <span>joined together, but did not have the means to postulate</span>
