Question

Which idea does this secondary source support? Enslaved persons were too valuable for Southern leaders to consider emancipation. Many owners of large plantations could not afford enslaved workers. Plantation owners paid millions of dollars for enslaved workers. Almost all Southerners could afford to have enslaved workers in the antebellum era

Answer 1

A. Enslaved persons were too valuable for Southern leaders to consider emancipation.

Answer 2

Answer: Almost all Southerners could afford to have enslaved workers in the antebellum era

Step-by-step explanation:

Slaves were not really expensive for those who owned plantation then. These plantation owners knew they needed people to work on their plantation for them, so they ensured they had enough slaves to do the job for them.