Question

Which of the following demonstrates how biased views on race, and relying too much on the writings of the wealthy elite, led early twentieth-century textbooks to publish mistakes about American history in the Civil War era?(1 point) Responses that some Texans did not support secession that some Texans did not support secession that the Comanche allied with the Confederacy that the Comanche allied with the Confederacy that enslaved people were happy under slavery that enslaved people were happy under slavery that slavery was a brutal institution that people often risked their lives to escape

Answer 1

The response that best demonstrates how biased views on race and reliance on the writings of the wealthy elite led to mistakes in early twentieth-century textbooks about American history in the Civil War era is: that enslaved people were happy under slavery.

This statement reflects a biased and skewed perspective often propagated by those in power, particularly from the wealthier classes who benefited from slavery and sought to portray it in a more favorable light. Such views minimize the brutal realities of slavery and contradict the experiences and resistance of the enslaved people themselves.