Which statement best describes why the South supported the spread of slavery while the North and West did not?
A. The North and West believed that the spread of slavery would be an economic disadvantage to them, while the South saw the spread of slavery as an economic boom. B. The North had never accepted slavery as the South had to gain wealth, and northerners were the majority of people moving west, taking with them their ideas on slavery.
C. The North had seldom agreed with the South on any issue since the formation of the nation and did not want to support any cause being advanced by the South.
D. The North and West understood that a lifestyle based on enslaving others was difficult to maintain, while the South did not have such feelings.