Why were southern states concerned about giving the federal government the power to regulate international commerce?

a. they believed that the government would favor the economic interests of northern states.

b. they were worried that the government would put restrictions on the slave trade.

c. they were afraid that foreign business people would convince their slaves to run away.

d. they knew that they would have trouble competing with cheap imports of cotton.

The correct answer is B) They were worried that the government would put restrictions on the slave trade.

During the  end of the 1700's, the Southern states were extremely reliant on the production of cash crops (like tobacco, rice, and cotton). To create these crops, some Southerners relied on slave labor.

With this in mind, Southerners feared that the federal government's ability to regulate interstate commerece would result in the banning of the slave trade. If the slave trade was banned, than this would greatly decrease the slave population in the US, cutting into the profits of wealthy plantation owners.

the emancipation proclamation was the aim of the war change to include the freeing of slaves in addition to preserving the union. the 13th amendment, which abolished slavery in the u.s. was passed on december 6th 1865.

as promised, lincoln waited to unveil the proclamation until he could do so with success from the union military advance. on september 22nd 1862, after a victory at antietam, he publicly announced a preliminary emancipation proclamation, declaring all slaves free in the rebellious states as of january 1st 1863.