Question

Read the Tenth Amendment to the US Constitution and answer the question.

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
— Tenth Amendment to the US Constitution

How did this amendment add to sectionalism before the Civil War?

A.
Southern leaders claimed the federal government could regulate slavery because the Constitution did not allow the states to.

B.
Southern leaders claimed regulating slavery was a state's right because it was a right not given to the federal government.

C.
Abolitionist leaders claimed regulating slavery was a state's right because it was a right not given to the federal government.

D.
Abolitionist leaders claimed the federal government could regulate slavery because the Constitution did not allow the states to.

Answer 1

the answer is B

Step-by-step explanation:

slavery was viewed as a state right