Why were many southerners opposed to the protective tariff?

a) there were not many factories in the south, and they felt the tariff would only northern factory owners get rich.

b) they did not want to encourage manufacturing in the south.

c) they thought that this would lead to the end of slavery.

d) southern plantation owners were concerned that the demand for cotton and tobacco would decrease as a result of the tariff.

I personal dont know the answer but its not C, i just did the test and got it wrong cuz i picked C.

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countries such as spain, france and portugal colonized the region. although most of latin america was colonized by spain, the countries of portugal and france also had major influences on the region. due to war and disease, native populations were decimated.

answer; ///first they would cross the atlantic ocean, and end up either in europe or africa; good luck