The most important reason was economical: slavery was profitable for slave owners in the South, and they were against its abolishing. The southern plantations were very work -intensive, so a lot of work was needed and slave labour was a very cheap source of labour that the owners didn't want to give up upon.
the correct answer is <span>B. The Southern plantation economy depended on slavery. </span>
In my own opinion, regarding my readings in some credible source, the reason why the best-known preacher of the second great awakening <span>Charles Grandison Finney supported the temperance and abolitionist movement is that it is God's will to save the people and this movement thought that the salvation is possible on the good works.</span>
Union and confederacy i think
I am pretty sure that three options from the list represented above are suitable for your question. Just checked the list of activies and come across these ones : discus throw, wrestling and boxing. Therefore A,B,C are the correct ones.
