Question

Slavery was defended for many reasons in the 1800s. Which opinion best explains why some citizens of free states might support slavery?

A. Slaves were needed to build railroads and new cities in the west.
B. Escaped slaves should not be protected by the governments of free states.
C. New states should be able to choose whether slavery would be legal or not.
D. Southern agriculture was too important to the U.S. economy to lose slave labor.

Answer 1

D. Southern agriculture was too important to the U.S. economy to lose slave labor.

Step-by-step explanation:

This opinion is about the economy and the southern statess agriculture was extremely important to the nations economy and they used slaves to produce that.

Answer 2

D. Southern agriculture was too important to the U.S. economy to lose slave labor?