"every one acquainted with southern slaves knows that the slave rejoices in the elevation and prosperity of his master; and the heart of no one is more gladdened at the successful debut of young master or miss on the great theatre of the world than that of either the young slave who has grown up with them and shared in all their sports, and even partaken of all their delicacies—or the aged one who has looked on and watched them from birth to manhood, with the kindness and most affectionate solicitude, and has ever met from them all the kind treatment and generous sympathies of feeling, tender hearts. judge in an emergency he would rely upon his own slaves for his defense—he would put arms into their hands, and he had no doubt they would defend him faithfully. in the late southampton insurrection, we know that many actually convened their slaves and armed them for defense, although slaves were here the cause of the evil which was to be repelled."thomas dew, president of the college of william and mary, 1832william harper, james henry hammond, william gilmore simms, and thomas roderick dew, the pro-slavery argument (philadelphia: lippincott, grambo, 1853), 457-58.

The question is not complete since this is only the reference excerpt for the following questions:

6. The author’s sentiments in the excerpt above can best be understood as

a.supportive of the continuation of the international slave trade.

b.opposition to the continued restrictions against citizenship for slaves.

c.an expression of Southern pride in the institution of slavery.

d.an argument for the gradual emancipation of slaves.

an expression of Southern pride in the institution of slavery.

7. The excerpt above was most likely a response to which of the following?

a. The outlawing of the international slave trade

b. The abolitionist criticism of the treatment of slaves in the South

c. The creation of free African American communities

d. The formation of a temporary national truce over the issue of slavery

the abolitionist criticism of the treatment of slaves in the South

8. By the eve of the Civil War, sentiments such as those expressed in the excerpt above most clearly formed the basis for

a.the Southern defense of slavery as a positive good.

b.Southern arguments in favor of states’ rights.

c.abolitionist campaigns to end slavery in the United States.

d.the Southern political theory of nullification.

the Southern defense of slavery as a positive good.

Explanation:

The Southern states were against the abolition of slavery when the movement started, they were, in fact, the last in applying the law of freedom for the slaves, and they defend the idea that the slaves did not want to stop being slaves since they had everything they need right there with their owners.

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