Answer:
a. Confederate leaders
b. Northern democrats
Explanation:
During Our effort to abolish slavery, American was divided into two groups/
- Anti-slavery (which predominantly supporters of the republican party led by Abraham Lincoln)
- Pro-slavery (which predominantly supporters of the Democratic party at the time).
Both of these groups exist in north and southern states. But the anti-slavery group have a stronger base in northern states while the pro-slavery group had a stronger base in Sothern states.
Democrats that live in northern states are most likely pro-slavery due to the principles of their party. Confederate leaders are the people who are directly benefited by slavery (because a lot of them have ownerships in plantations that are operated by slaves).So, they also most likely support slavery.
