Multiple choice

Which groups would have been most likely to support Calhoun's views expressed in the excerpt?

  1. Members of nativist political parties

  2. Members of the Whig Party

  3. Southern landowners

  4. Northern industrialists

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C Correct answer
Explanation

Southern landowners relied on the slave labor system for their economic prosperity. Calhoun's defense of slavery directly protected their interests.