Please help, 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.
I'm thinking maybe D, but I don't know.
Yes, C is right.
Not D. There's nothing in that quoted sentence that implies or states the Supreme Court should be involved.
"The South demanded that the people of the states involved settle the question."
Who should make decisions, according to this statement?
Actually, I think it might be C now. Is that correct?
To determine the position of the majority of the slave owners based on the given sentence, let's analyze the options:
A. They demanded that slavery be made legal in the United States, or they would secede.
There is no mention of slavery being made legal in the United States in the given sentence.
B. They condemned slavery as immoral but wanted to keep their own slaves.
There is no indication in the given sentence that the majority of slave owners condemned slavery as immoral.
C. They thought each state should decide for itself whether or not it should be a free state.
In the given sentence, it states that "The South demanded that the people of the states involved settle the question." This suggests that the majority of slave owners believed each state should decide whether it should be a free state or not. So option C aligns with the given information.
D. They asked that the Supreme Court settle the matter once and for all.
There is no mention of the slave owners asking for the Supreme Court to settle the matter in the given sentence.
Based on the analysis, option C is the most likely answer.