How did most white southerners view the practice of slavery? a)they disagreed with slavery and did not own enslaved workers. b)they felt slavery was shameful and should be abolished. c)they saw slavery as a “positive good” for enslaved workers. d)they felt they needed to own enslaved workers to make a living.

The correct answer is C) They saw slavery as a “positive good” for enslaved workers.

Most white Southerners viewed the practice of slavery “positive good” for enslaved workers.

This statement is true. The owners of large plantations in the South favored the use of slaves in the farm fields. Indeed, the economy of the Southern states depended so much on slaves because owners had to produce good cash crops in order to trade and export to European countries. That is why they were against the abolition of slavery, although they received so much pressure from the Northern states.