Complete the following sentences about the antebellum period. The Southern states feared that (a the federal government’s policies favored the North over the South) (b they were left defenseless during the Mexican-American War) (c the North would impose severe taxes on slavers)

. As a result, many Southerners started thinking about (a declaring a war on the North)
(b banning all trade with the North)
(c separating from the United States)

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