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What was the main argument that Southerners made in defense of slavery? A) The right to own slaves was guaranteed under the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. B) If the founding fathers had slaves, it should be OK for people who lived in the 1850s to have slaves. C) It was up to the states to deal with the use of slavery because it was provided for in the Constitution. D) The future of American economic development depended upon the continued existence of the Southern system of slavery.

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Prettigirlcrazi95

C...(It was up to the states to deal with the use of slavery because it was provided for in the Constitution.)

marvineetesh3

The Southerners made in defiance of slavery because it was provided for in the Constitution.

What is slavery?

Slavery is described as a condition in which one people was possessed by another.

A slave was judged by law as property, or personal personalty, and was stript of more of the rights normally carried by escaped individuals.

The word slavery has also been applied to refer to a legal state of state to someone else.

In defense of slavery, the main argument in  Southerners was to provide the constitution.

Therefore, option D is correct.

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