How did many Southern politicians want to handle slavery in the mid-1800s? They wanted to expand slavery into Northern states.
They wanted to expand slavery to new states.
They wanted to preserve slavery only in current slave states.
They wanted to preserve slavery for a specific period of time.

answer; (73%);

it is a part of john locke's natural rights popular during the age of enlightenment that people had inalienable rights to life, liberty and property. this was reflected by thomas jefferson in his declaration of independence as rights to life,liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

another line in the declaration of independence is that people have certain rights just because they are human. humans are capable of obeying the three natural rights john locke mentioned making them governable by these laws and therefore entitled to these rights as well.