Which idea helped strengthen the acceptance of slavery? Question 5 options: racism - the belief that some races are superior to others the Enlightenment--the belief that reason would solve mankind's problems capitalism--the belief that the market should determine who was rich and who was poor communism--the belief that history is the struggle between economic classes.

Slavery arose from a necessity for labor and people to do it other than themselves since slave owners saw themselves as a sort of savior. Option (a) is the correct answer, that is racism.

Slavery became more necessary and desirable as a result of racism.

Racism provided white men with a pretext to claim superiority over African Americans by enslaving them and forcing them to labor for them.

Acceptance of slavery, some proponents of the Atlantic slave trade argued that slavery was the appropriate place for individuals of African origin, has often devolved into racism to excuse the enslavement of certain population groups.

As a result, enlightenment, capitalism, communism would have not helped the acceptance of slavery. Therefore, Option (a) helped.  

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haitian revolution slaves initiated the rebellion in 1791 and by 1803 they had succeeded in ending not just slavery but french control over the colony

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