The Antebellum Period in American history is generally considered to be the period before the civil war and after the War of 1812. <span>Slaves in the U.S. resisted their bondage through many passive forms of resistance, such as damaging equipment, working slowly, or keeping their culture and religious beliefs alive, although that often required secrecy. </span>
In Athens only adult males with military training could vote and they voted for everything unlike in us citizens age 18 and above can vote and in US the people elect representivites to represents them.
I believe the answer is D as B and C are just completely false and while A could be possible its not the answer because granting voting rights to former slaves doesn't really punish the south but it does give former slaves suffrage. So its D
