Hello!
I think you are missing the situations, but if are the following:
A) the passage of the Fugitive Slave act of 1850
B) ...
C) ...
D) the argument against the expansion of slavery in the Wilmot Proviso of 1848
Then, the answer is D. the argument against the expansion of slavery in the Wilmot Proviso of 1848
Hope this helps :)
"<span>a. largely agrarian, with slave owners as a minority" would be the best option from the list, but it should be noted that even though slave owners were a slight minority, slavery was still very prominent.</span>
