All of the following were arguments of Southerns in their defense of slavery EXCEPT
a. slavery had constitutional support
b.the Bible justified slavery
c. blacks were inherently inferior to whites
d. most European nations still used slave labor
Ans: d. most European nations still used slave labor
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