How did some slave owners defend their right to own slaves?

a) they claimed blacks were not equipped to function in a free republic society.

b) they said slaves were happy working on plantations.

c) they felt the american economy would do better without slaves.

d) they claimed slaves were poor plantation workers.

Which of the following best describes the term capitalism? it is a concept that holds, at a minimum, that all people are entitled to equal protection under the law. it is an economic system based on the private ownership of wealth-producing property. it is a set of political beliefs that include the advocacy of active government. it is an intrinsic property which measures the disregard for material possessions. it is a more popular term for the set of political beliefs known as liberalism.