Question

a different mirror by ronald takaki during bacon’s rebellion the specter of class revolution had become a reality, and the scare shook the elite landholders. five years after the rebellion, planters continued to harbor fears of class disorder... large landowners saw that the social order would always be in danger so long as they relied on white labor. the planters had come to a crossroads. they could open economic opportunities to white workers and extend political privileges to them, but this would erode their own economic advantage and potentially undermine their political hegemony. or they could try to reorganize society on the basis of class and race. by importing and buying more slaves they could reduce their dependence on an armed white labor force and exploit workers from africa, who could be denied the right to bear arms because of their race... after bacon’s rebellion, the planters made their choice: they turned to africa as their primary source of labor and to slavery as their main system of labor. takaki, ronald t. a different mirror: a history of multicultural america. boston: little, brown, 1993. 60. print. based on takaki’s argument, landowners in jamestown were most directly influenced to move towards a racially based system of slavery by which of the following? elimination tool select one answer a a need to address labor shortages. b racial prejudice. c a desire to reorder society to prevent future rebellion. d a desire to increase opportunities for poor whites.

Explanation:

1. Analyze Option A: The text focuses on class disorder fears, not labor shortages as the main driver for racial slavery. So A is incorrect.
2. Analyze Option B: While racial prejudice may have existed, the passage emphasizes the fear of class rebellion (not inherent racial prejudice) leading to the racial slavery system. So B is incorrect.
3. Analyze Option C: The landowners feared class disorder after Bacon’s Rebellion. They chose a racially - based slavery system to reorder society (reduce dependence on white labor, prevent future rebellion by controlling a non - armed African labor force). This matches the passage's argument.
4. Analyze Option D: The passage says extending opportunities to white workers would erode their advantage, so they didn't want to increase opportunities for poor whites. D is incorrect.

Answer:

C. A desire to reorder society to prevent future rebellion.