In the early 1800s, American physician and scientist Samuel Morton conducted a systematic analysis of hundreds of human skulls from all over the world to confirm his hypothesis that there is a relationship between race and the size of skulls.What was Morton trying to prove by using science?
A)There is a hierarchy in brain capacity between different racial groups based on skull measurements.
B)Australian Aborigines had a larger brain capacity that Africans.
C)Africans had a larger brain capacity than Australian Aborigines.
D)English speakers had a larger brain capacity than French speakers.

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Samuel Morton was attempting to prove that there was a hierarchy in brain capacity between different racial groups based on the size of their skulls. He believed that people with larger skull sizes had larger brain capacities and therefore were more intelligent. This theory has since been debunked and is now widely considered to be racist and inaccurate.

In the Early 1800s, American Physician and Scientist Samuel Morton