Read the statement. Then answer the question that follows. The real issue at hand is states' rights. The federal government does not have the power to tell us what we can and cannot do; our voices should matter too.

Who would MOST LIKELY have made this statement in the mid-1800s? Why?

Group of answer choices

a Southern plantation owner, because plantation owners were worried that the federal government was trying to outlaw slavery

a Northern abolitionist, because abolitionists believed that the federal government should do more to halt the spread of slavery

a Northern factory worker, because factory workers worried that the federal government was letting too many Irish immigrants into the country

a Southern miner, because miners believed that the federal government should do more to remove American Indians from land with valuable minerals