Question

12. The state of South Carolina would not immediately sign the Declaration 5 points

of Independence because it said that the slave trade "was a cruel war
against human nature?" Why would South Carolina have disagreed with
this statement
A. South Carolina started the slave trade and they didn't like someone saying that it was
cruel
B. The slave trade had already ended so they didn't see why it was being included in the
Declaration of Independence
C. North Carolina and South Carolina were the only states participating in the Slave trade
in 1775
D. The economy of South Carolina depended heavily on slave labor for their tobacco, rice
and cotton crops.

Answer 1

Answer: D

Explanation: The declaration stated the primary reasoning behind South Carolina's declaring of secession from the U.S., which was described as "increasing hostility on the part of the non-slaveholding States to the Institution of Slavery".