If by planters you mean "Plantation owners", then it is planters. Plantation owners were at the top of the South's social hierarchy because they possessed large plots of land, yielding much income from the that land, and with the income came political power.
The answer is A) The debate is over whether the issue should be under federal or state control
The correct answer is <span>Abraham Lincoln. When it comes to slavery, he was a president who supported completely abolishing it, not just preventing its spreading while allowing the southern states to practice it. He wanted to end it completely so he issued the emancipation proclamation and later the reconstruction amendments. </span>
