2.)Which factor contributed most to Florida's admission to the Union as a slave state?

Question

A.)The importance of Florida's ports to the transatlantic slave trade

B.)The central role of slavery in maintaining Florida's railroad

C.)The difficulties of preventing the Seminole tribe from aiding runaway slaves

D.)The desire of Southern politicians to maintain a balance between free and slave states

D?

Answer 1

I agree.

Answer 2

Yeah, well, D is the best answer here. Slavery was already well established in Florida before the U.S. acquired it from Spain and made it a state anyway.

Answer 3

I agree