The Free Soilers Argued That Slavery

question 108

Multiple Choice

The Free Soilers argued that slavery

• A) was unsuited to the West.
• B) would cause more costly wage labor to wither away.
• C) would, through its profits, enable small farmers to buy more land.
• D) should be gradually abolished.
• E) was an immoral institution.

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