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elixir [45]
3 years ago
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Why were southern political officeholders likely to be slave owners?

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mamaluj [8]3 years ago
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Answer:

Southern political officeholders held power over Southerners, to show this they owned slaves. In the South, the more slave you had, the richer and more powerful you were. Owning slaves likely demonstrated to Southerners that the higher-ups also agreed with their beliefs.

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