Which belief would be typical of a paternalistic slave owner in the nineteenth century?
A) Slaves should be formally married in a church.
B) Slaves would be lost without the care and guidance of their owners.
C) Slave women should be excused from work while they were pregnant or had small children.
D) Slaves should be taught to read the Bible.
E) Slave children should attend planation schools until the age of ten.

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Paternalistic slave owners believed they were providing care and guidance to their slaves, who they thought could not manage their own lives. This belief justified their control and exploitation under the guise of benevolence.

Which Belief Would Be Typical of a Paternalistic Slave Owner