Which U. S. senator represented the South and argued that slavery was necessary?

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Aliyah Richardson

13 November, 10:54

Which U. S. senator represented the South and argued that slavery was necessary?

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John C. Calhoun was the US South Senator who believed that slavery was necessary. He was a political theorist that believed in republicanism, which also included the approval of slavery. He defended slavery as a "positive good" and as a result Southern minority threats escalated.