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Why did the upper south not rely as heavily on slave labor as the lower south?
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The upper South did not have to rely as heavily on slave labor because their farms were smaller. The lower South had huge cotton plantations.
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What does the term Antebellum South refer to?
The term Antebellum South refers to the period before the start of the Civil War. The South had an agrarian economy that relied heavily on slave labor.
Was slave labor north or south?
south
Why did the south use slave labor?
The south used slave labor because the land was nice and lush. which means in needs croped and harvested extra help was needed.
How was the south dependent on slavery?
The economy of the South was dependent upon slave labor.
The North and South held different views toward slavery in 1850?
The North believed in a free labor system and the South believed in a slave labor system.
What does the term Antebellum South refer to?
The term Antebellum South refers to the period before the start of the Civil War. The South had an agrarian economy that relied heavily on slave labor.
Was slave labor north or south?
south
Was slave labor in the north or south?
south
Why was there so little investment in industry in the south?
Because most of it was slave labor. And slave labor was in the process of being abolished.
Why did the south use slave labor?
The south used slave labor because the land was nice and lush. which means in needs croped and harvested extra help was needed.
How was the south dependent on slavery?
The economy of the South was dependent upon slave labor.
Slave labor so dominated the rice plantation of?
South Carolina
Which colonial regiom had many platations and depended slave labor?
The South.
Why was the south was slow to end slavery?
Because the South was much more dependent on slave labor than were the North. The South was known for its enormous plantations (most commonly, cotton), and slave labor was the only way to tend to those plantations without spending large amounts of money on hired hands. The elimination of slave labor would have driven the South into an economic crisis.
Why did the south use slave labor plantations?
To earn money and to get the job done.
On what three things was the south's economy based?
Slave Labor, Tabacco, and Cotton.
Why couldn't the south abandon slave labor between 1820 and 1860?
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