alleryStart learning →Which labour institution did Southern secessionists especially seek to preserve?
AApprenticeship
BFactory wage labour
CTenant farming
DChattel slavery
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Chattel slavery
The preservation of slavery was central to Southern secession.
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