Which statement best describes how southerners felt about the spread of slavery into new territories and states? A. Southerners did not want to see the spread of slavery into new territories and states as these areas would be economic adversaries. B. Southerners wanted to see the spread of slavery into new territories and states to ensure they would have a market in which to sell their crops . C. Southerners believed the bigger slavery became by spreading into new territories and states, the harder it would be to end. D. Southerners knew that the spread of slavery into new territories and states would take many years to accomplish .
