Question

Which of the following is the best reason many southerners feared the

abolition of slavery?
The international slave trade was a growing business
It would give the South more political power
Slave labor was necessary for the Southern economy
They feared that the freed slaves would be given equal political rights

Answer 1

Slave labor was necessary for the Southern economy

Step-by-step explanation:

Southern state were mainly agrarian states with crops while northern states were more industrialized so less dependent on slave work