Unionist attitudes towards the Ten Percent Plan was colored largely by their belief in the idea of ________.

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The Slave Power conspiracy notion was a belief held by many Unionists that the South was conspiring to expand slavery into new territories and eventually control the federal government. This belief led Unionists to oppose the Ten Percent Plan, which would have allowed the South to secede if 10% of the voters in a state voted to do so.

Unionist Attitudes Towards the Ten Percent Plan Was Colored Largely