Joseph Davis’s Hurricane Plantation in Mississippi was unique in offering a degree of dignity and negotiated conditions to slaves. What was Davis reasoning?
A) Slaves would be more productive if their conditions were improved.
B) Christian teaching required the humane treatment of servants.
C) The South had a moral obligation to transition toward free labor.
D) The slave population was shrinking, and new slaves were becoming too expense to purchase.
Answer: A
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