Please help! I'm reposting because nobody answered, so I'd be very appreciative if you could! Please, thanks!

From the sentence, "The South demanded that the people of the states involved settle the question," What was the position of the majority of the slave owners?

A. They demanded that slavery be made legal of the united states, or they would secede.

B. They condemned slavery as immoral but wanted to keep their own slaves.

C. They thought each state should decide for itself whether or not it should be a free state

D. They asked that the Supreme Court Settle the matter once and for all.

2 answers

You probably got no reply because you haven't indicated what YOU think the correct response is.

Which of the four choices comes closest to the meaning/implication in this sentence?
"The South demanded that the people of the states involved settle the question."

Let us know.
I'm thinking maybe D?