As a social institution, slavery in the United States
A) encouraged owners to maximize their profits by working slaves to death so that new slaves needed to be constantly imported to keep the institution from disappearing.
B) guaranteed slaves numerous legal and civil rights which whites respected.
C) is difficult to generalize about because a key factor in the institution was the behavior of individual masters, which varied greatly.
D) totally destroyed anything resembling family relationships among slaves.
C
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A. Carthage finally saw victory over the Roman army. B. Carthage and Rome took co-ownership of the Mediterranean. C. Carthage was destroyed and its territory became a Roman province. D. Rome subjected Carthage to strict treaties that left it in a weakened position. E. Rome and Carthage were able to reach a lasting peace.
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