Most members of the free-soil party opposed the spread of slavery because they believed

a) allowing slavery to expand would make it difficult for free men to find work.

b) allowing slavery to expand would shift political power to the south.

c) slavery was immortal and would be abolished.

d) the people of the western territories should decide about slavery.

pls give explanation

A. Allowing slavery to expand would make it difficult for free men to find work.

Explanation:

Slaves were bought and worked for free with many different jobs, which the members of the Free-Soil Party thought would make it harder for free men to find work. Plantation and factory owners would rather have someone work for free than for money, so they would pick having slaves than over paying regular men.

i think u are supposed to write a long-essay answers to the long-essay questions

the correct answer is b, "fertility rates are increasing, so populations will grow more quickly in the future."