Because Morton tried to use science to show that Native Americans and African Americans naturally rest at the bottom of the social hierarchy,his ideas were used to justify:
A)colonization
B)social welfare policies
C)biological studies of race
D)slavery
E)colonization and slavery

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Morton's ideas were used to justify both colonization and slavery by suggesting that Native Americans and African Americans were naturally inferior and thus suited to be dominated or enslaved. This was a common justification for both practices during his time.

Because Morton Tried to Use Science to Show That Native