Question

How did many Southern slaveholders view the issue of slavery? A. As a source of labor, slavery was an economic issue. B. Slavery was considered immoral and should be abolished. c. Slavery was considered a historical tradition that should be maintained to keep cultural ties with the past. D. As a source of controversy, slavery was considered a political problem the federal government should solve.​

Answer 1

A.

Step-by-step explanation:

Slavery was used for economic purposes. It was not some tradition like Christmas, they did not care what they federal government thought, and although some thought it was immoral most did not.

Answer 2

The answer is A. They used slaves for labor purposes and the argument used to support slavery at the time was, that the entire economy of the South was dependent on cotton farming, and with no slaves no cotton would be picked, therefore the economy would crash.