Question

4.3.6 quiz: the road to civil war
question 10 of 10
what concerned northerners about the way of life of southern slave owners?
a. they worried that the south would overturn the compromise of 1850 and create a slave state in california.
b. they worried that the low labor costs of the south would hurt the norths economic power.
c. they feared the south would force the north to accept slavery.
d. they feared the south would try to extend federal power over all states.

Explanation:

Northerners were concerned about the economic implications of the South's low - cost slave labor. The North had an industrial economy, and if the South's economic model (which relied on free or extremely cheap labor) became more dominant, it could potentially undermine the North's economic power. Option A is incorrect because California was admitted as a free state under the Compromise of 1850. Option C is not the main economic concern. Option D is not the key economic - related worry.

Answer:

B. They worried that the low labor costs of the South would hurt the North's economic power.