How did South Carolina respond to the increase in the volume of antislavery mailings during the early 1830s?
A) The state established its own postal service, which refused to deliver any mail handled by the United States Postal Service.
B) Abolitionist literature entering the state was intercepted and burned.
C) The state paid for the mass printing and mailing of proslavery tracts to northern households.
D) In a nullification convention, the state declared such literature to be an unconstitutional exercise of free speech.

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South Carolina responded to the increase in antislavery mailings by intercepting and burning abolitionist literature to prevent its distribution within the state.

How Did South Carolina Respond to the Increase in the Volume