Question

How did a high enslaved population in the southern states threaten the people of the northern states?

a. It meant the exported crops would primarily come from the South.

b. It made it much harder to put an end to slavery.

c. It pressured the free states to reconsider the issue of slavery.

d. It potentially gave the South more power in the government.

Answer 1

The answer is D because the population was inflated, meaning that the house of repersenatives was thrown off balance.

Answer 2

In the year 1860, the enslaved population in the Southern States was about 3.9 million slaves and 8 million white people. This means that almost half of the population was enslaved and that it was working mainly in cotton fields. The Southern States used the enslaved population as a strategy to get more power in the government and to convince other States to secede from the Union. Thus, the right answer is d. It potentially gave the South more power in the government.