Which of the following best describes a context in the first half of the 1800s that influenced the development of slavery as described in the excerpt?
Responses
The United States expanded its participation in the international slave trade.
The United States expanded its participation in the international slave trade.
Northern business leaders sought enslaved people as laborers for transportation projects.
Northern business leaders sought enslaved people as laborers for transportation projects.
Southern planters used enslaved people to produce cotton for international markets.
Southern planters used enslaved people to produce cotton for international markets.
Protestant religious revivalists encouraged the growth of antislavery movements.