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How does the political cartoon reflect Southern leaders concerns about states’ rights and slavery in the years before the Civil War?
A.
It shows they believed that they would lose political influence in Congress if slavery was limited in the new territories.
B.
It shows they believed that allowing new states to decide the status of slavery could weaken their influence.
C.
It shows they believed the federal government should decide the status of slavery in all new states.
D.
It shows they believed slavery would end peacefully if new states voted to abolish it.
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The cartoon reflects Southern leaders' fear that limiting slavery in the new territories would shrink their political power in Congress (loss of senators/representatives who would protect slaveholding interests). They worried restrictions on slavery's expansion threatened the sectional balance and the future of the slaveholding states.
The cartoon reflects Southern leaders' fear that limiting slavery in the new territories would shrink their political power in Congress (loss of senators/representatives who would protect slaveholding interests). They worried restrictions on slavery's expansion threatened the sectional balance and the future of the slaveholding states.
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