He is referencing the issue of slavery and the threat of it being outlawed in the United States. This fear was very real for southerners after President Abraham Lincoln was elected president in the election of 1860. Southerners feared that he would outlaw slavery across the United States.
This issue greatly affected the southern states, causing several of them to secede (leave) the US in order to form their own country. This would be called the Confederate State of America and this faction helps spark the Civil War.
A person has a whole range of characteristics that we assume all members of that group have.
The borders.
It was based and developed on the idea that the cotton producing and other "Goods States" had more value with slaves. Abolishing slavery would in turn take its toll on the states.
I think the answer is either C. or B. take your pick I am leaning more towards C. though I hope this helps :)
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There grew to be over 1,000 city-states in ancient Greece, but the main poleis were Athína (Athens), Spárti (Sparta), Kórinthos (Corinth), Thíva (Thebes), Siracusa (Syracuse), Égina (Aegina), Ródos (Rhodes), Árgos, Erétria, and Elis.
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