The South Grew Increasingly Worried About the Future of Slavery

Multiple Choice

The South grew increasingly worried about the future of slavery because

A) it was unsuited to the West.
B) the admission of California might permanently tip the political balance against them.
C) the Supreme Court might issue rulings against slavery.
D) President Zachary Taylor was the first president openly critical of slavery.
E) popular sovereignty would almost certainly prevent the spread of slavery.