Which of the Following Is Not One of the Reasons

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not one of the reasons that nonslaveholding southerners supported the slave system?

A) Some hoped to become slaveholders.
B) They accepted the racist assumptions of slavery.
C) They feared what freed slaves might do.
D) They knew that they were outnumbered and had no choice but to support it
E) They felt that their futures were tied to the survival of the system.