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CLEP US History I

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Which of the following was an unintended side effect of the slave owner's spreading of Christianity among the slaves?
  1. Slaves began to believe that divine salvation was possible.
  2. The Southern white community objected to sharing Christianity with the enslaved.
  3. Slave owners believed that the heavenly reward justified enslavement on earth.
  4. The promise of spiritual equality in the afterlife provided a justification for freedom.
  5. Those enslaved became completely disconnected from their native languages and cultures.
Explanation
Answer: D - The promise of equality in heaven provided a basis for enslaved Americans to demand it on earth. While slave owners wanted their slaves to convert to Christianity, both the further alienate the slaves from their native cultures and to rationalize the oppressive conditions that slavery created, the fact that all were equal in God's eyes became the backbone of many faith-based arguments for abolition.
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