How did John Brown’s execution affect Louisiana and the whole United States? A) It caused many abolitionists to reach out to slave owners in Louisiana and the South to seek compromise.
B) It convinced Louisiana slave owners that federal troops and the court system would protect them.
C) It caused many abolitionists to go into hiding, giving slave owners in Louisiana and the rest of the South a renewed strength to protect their way of life.
D) It made slave owners in Louisiana and the rest of the South even more fearful of slave revolts, increasing the divide between North and South.