US History I Practice milestone 3

US History I Practice milestone 3 All of the following statements reflect planter paternalism in the early 19th century, EXCEPT . RATIONALE Planter paternalism rested upon the racist belief that African slaves were an inferior race incapable of caring for themselves. Therefore, according to this ideology, slaveowners were performing a social good by providing basic necessities for their slaves for life. On this basis, southerners argued that their society was superior to the Nort...