In The Pro-Slavery Argument (1837),JohnC.Calhoun stated that slavery was
A) likely to be adopted by non-slave states within fifty years.
B) a "necessary evil."
C) a "positive good."
D) likely to end in the United States within fifty years.
E) the "American way of life."

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John C. Calhoun argued in The Pro-Slavery Argument that slavery was not just a necessary evil but also a positive good for both slaves and slaveholders. He believed that slavery provided a better quality of life for slaves compared to the conditions they would face in Africa and that it was necessary for the economic and social stability of the South.

In the Pro-Slavery Argument (1837),JohnC