though he died before the civil war even began, john c. calhoun was partly responsible for it. the senator…

though he died before the civil war even began, john c. calhoun was partly responsible for it. the senator from south carolina was the most powerful southern voice in the government.\ncalhoun was the leading proponent of slavery in the senate. previously, southerners had argued that slavery was a \necessary evil.\ in a famous speech to the senate, calhoun argued that slavery was a \positive good.\\nevery pro - slavery argument is based in ignorance and racism, but none more than the argument that africans were savages and that by living in america they were at least living in a civilized society.\ncalhoun and others angrily pointed out that while northerners were yelling about the treatment of slaves, they were treating their own workers terribly. for example, young girls in textile mills in new england worked twelve - hour days under awful conditions.\nwhich best describes john c. calhoun’s attitude towards slavery?\nchoose one option\na slavery was a necessary evil.\nb slavery was a good for everyone involved.\nc slavery was worse than work in textile mills.\nd slavery should be abolished.

though he died before the civil war even began, john c. calhoun was partly responsible for it. the senator from south carolina was the most powerful southern voice in the government.\ncalhoun was the leading proponent of slavery in the senate. previously, southerners had argued that slavery was a \necessary evil.\ in a famous speech to the senate, calhoun argued that slavery was a \positive good.\\nevery pro - slavery argument is based in ignorance and racism, but none more than the argument that africans were savages and that by living in america they were at least living in a civilized society.\ncalhoun and others angrily pointed out that while northerners were yelling about the treatment of slaves, they were treating their own workers terribly. for example, young girls in textile mills in new england worked twelve - hour days under awful conditions.\nwhich best describes john c. calhoun’s attitude towards slavery?\nchoose one option\na slavery was a necessary evil.\nb slavery was a good for everyone involved.\nc slavery was worse than work in textile mills.\nd slavery should be abolished.

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Brief Explanations:

To determine John C. Calhoun's attitude towards slavery, we analyze the text:

  • Option A: The text says Southerners previously argued slavery was a "necessary evil," but Calhoun argued it was a "positive good," so A is incorrect.
  • Option B: The text states Calhoun argued slavery was a "positive good" and his view was that Africans were "savages" and living in America (with slavery) was a civilized life for them, implying he saw it as good for those involved (from his perspective), so B matches his attitude.
  • Option C: Calhoun pointed out Northern workers' bad treatment to counter Northern criticism of slavery, not to say slavery was worse than textile mill work, so C is incorrect.
  • Option D: Calhoun was a pro - slavery advocate, so D is incorrect.

Answer:

B. Slavery was a good for everyone involved.