White southerners in the 1830s began portraying free blacks as savages because they were trying to __________
A) convince themselves that slavery was morally justifiable
B) drum up support for a race war
C) drum up funds for militias to defend against slave uprisings
D) put social pressure on free blacks to leave the South
E) put social pressure on all blacks, both slave and free, to leave the South
Answer: A
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