Question

What was the primary reason the South feared losing equal representation in the Senate?

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Responses

They worried the North would attempt to abolish slavery.
They worried the North would attempt to abolish slavery.

They believed the North would halt westward expansion.
They believed the North would halt westward expansion.

They thought the North would impose unfair taxes.
They thought the North would impose unfair taxes.

They wanted to force northern states to allow slavery.
They wanted to force northern states to allow slavery.
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admitted california as a free state, which disrupted power in the senate.

Required the return of escaped enslaved individuals caught in the north

maintained the balance of power by pairing free and slave state admisssions

Answer 1

They worried the North would attempt to abolish slavery.

Losing equal Senate representation meant a Northern majority could pass laws limiting or ending slavery (and admit more free states), so the South feared losing the protections slavery relied on.