Question

Why did Southerners argue states' rights were violated by abolition of slavery?

A) They believed all states should be slave states.
B) Abolition would cause states to pay higher taxes.
C) Abolition violated states' rights to choose what their laws should be.
Eliminate
D) They argued abolition would cause freed slaves to take over their states.

Answer 1

The answer would be both A and D, they did believe believed both. I would ask for your teachers answer.

Answer 2

Hello!

The correct answer is C) "Abolition violated states' rights to choose what their laws should be."

In the U.S., there are federal laws (that affect all states) and state laws that are implemented by the state and only affect that particular state. When Abolition was passed, the states argued that it restricted their freedom to create laws. Southern states supported slavery, and they felt that abolition (federal law) violated the states' rights to implement their own laws.

I hope this helps you! Have a lovely day!

- Mal