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Why did most Southern slaveholders resist abolition efforts to free enslaved people?
1.Slavery was used to organize the social class system among Southerners.
2Slavery was viewed as a critical factor of the Southern economy.
3Slavery provided the South with greater political representation in Congress.
4Slavery contributed to the military strength of the United States

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2. Slavery was viewed as a critical factor of the Southern economy

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