How did southern men's emphasis on chivalry affect southern law?
A) Women could more easily seek divorce in the South than in the North.
B) White women kept their own property after they married.
C) Laws protected women from unfair treatment by their husbands.
D) Southern laws affirmed the paramount rights of husbands.

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The emphasis on chivalry in the South led to the affirmation of the paramount rights of husbands, meaning that laws gave husbands greater power over their wives and there were few legal protections against abuse or mistreatment.

How Did Southern Men's Emphasis on Chivalry Affect Southern Law