Defenders of slavery made all of the following arguments EXCEPT: A.
Equality was a universal entitlement.

B.
Slavery was essential to human progress.

C.
Slavery guaranteed equality for whites.

D.
The Bible sanctioned slavery.

E.
Blacks were innately inferior to whites.

Use the drop-down menus to answer the questions. which group contributed about half its income in taxes? the aristocracy paid of its income in taxes.

Which statement explains why john adams most likely supported the separation of powers between the branches of the new national government? question 1 options: the work of government would be overwhelming for just one branch. the work of government could be accomplished more quickly by three branches. each branch of government would limit the power of the other two. each branch of government could ignore the decisions made by the other two.

True or false: abraham lincoln delayed the emancipation proclamation to make sure the border states would stay loyal. *