For which of the following reasons may the South be considered "distinctive" in comparison to the rest of the United States in the period from 1830 to 1860?
A) Most southerners were Protestants while most northerners were Catholics.
B) In the South, the liberty of one race depended on the enslavement of another,
C) The South was geographically much smaller than the North.
D) Southerners for the most part did not participate in the westward expansion of the nation.

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The South's distinctive characteristic during this period was the fact that the economy and society were based on the institution of slavery, which was not the case in the rest of the country. The liberty of one race (whites) in the South was directly tied to the enslavement of another race (African Americans), which was not the case in other regions of the country.

For Which of the Following Reasons May the South Be