What does states' rights refer to? A: the belief that the country was founded by and for states
B: the attempt to overthrow the federal government by the states
C: the idea that each state has the right to allow or not allow slavery
D: the use of state militias to keep law and order within the states

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States' Rights summary: States' rights is a term used to describe the ongoing struggle over political power in the United States between the federal government and individual states as broadly outlined in the Tenth Amendment and whether the USA is a single entity or an amalgamation of independent nations.

: all rights not vested by the U.S. Constitution in the federal government nor forbidden by it to the separate states

Explanation:

they united the colonies in their fight against the british.

they remained in rural areas and worked at jobs such as lumbering or farming.