Southerners used all of the following to justify slavery EXCEPT:

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Southerners used claims of black racial inferiority, biblical support of slavery, fear of a race war if slavery were abolished, and the supposed benefits of slavery for African Americans as justifications for slavery. However, they would not have used Thomas Jefferson's words in the Declaration of Independence to justify slavery, as the document famously declared that "all men are created equal" and endowed with certain inalienable rights, which would seem to contradict the idea of owning other human beings as property. In fact, some abolitionists used Jefferson's words to argue against slavery and advocate for equal rights for all people.

Southerners Used All of the Following to Justify Slavery EXCEPT