Which scenario BEST describes why the South would agree to the Fugitive Slave Clause in the Constitution?
Responses
ASouthern states supported the Federal government restoring their lost property.
Southern states supported the Federal government restoring their lost property.
BSouthern states did not have the financial resources to recoup the loss of enslaved people who escaped northward.
Southern states did not have the financial resources to recoup the loss of enslaved people who escaped northward.
CSouthern states needed the Fugitive Slave Clause so the Northern states would ratify the Constitution.
Southern states needed the Fugitive Slave Clause so the Northern states would ratify the Constitution.
DSouthern states were in favor of the Fugitive Slave Clause because it was the most practical way for them to fulfil the Fifth Amendment's Due Process Clause.