White southerners who defended slavery were called? apologists. abolitionists. slaveholders. spectators.

Option A, Apologists is the right answer.

Apologists were the White Southerners who defended slavery. These Apologists raised the challenge introduced by Abolitionists ( the White Northerners, who opposed Slavery). They ( the Apologists) argued that the immediate end of the system could have an intense and ruining economic impact in the South ( where slavery was the backbone of the Economy). They further explained that if all the captives became free, this would directly influence the employment and would result in the rebellions and chaos all over the South.

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