Support for slavery in the Southern states was based on all of the following reasons EXCEPT:
a. Most White families owned slaves.
b. Slaveholders believed that slaves were inferior and required White guardianship.
c. Slavery was condoned in the Bible.
d. White plantation owners feared abolition would destroy the South's economy.
e. Poor White farmers feared the economic competition of four million freed persons.
Answer: a. Most White families owned slaves.
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