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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

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Answer:

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

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