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) that there is a hierarchy in brain capacity between different racial groups based on skull measurements
B) that Australian Aborigines had a larger brain capacity that Africans
C) that Africans had a larger brain capacity than Australian Aborigines
D) that English speakers had a larger brain capacity than French speakers

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Morton was trying to prove that there is a hierarchy in brain capacity between different racial groups based on skull measurements. He believed that Caucasians had the largest brain capacity, followed by other racial groups in descending order. This theory has been discredited as a form of scientific racism.

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