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Why slavery spread in the south?

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The South was for slavery because it brought in free workers and a lot of profit for the slave owners. On the other hand, the North had no reason to have slaves, so they tried to abolish slavery and ended up succeeding.

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The slavery spread in the south because?

because there was no slavery there


Why did slavery spread slowly in the south?

it didn't ,it spread fast...


What invention increased the spread of slavery in the south?

The Cotton Gin created by Eli Whitney caused the spread of slavery.


Why did southern plantation owners want slavery to spread?

If slavery spread then they would have a better chance of keeping slavery in the united states. They wanted to keep slavery in the south because they did not have to pay their workers like the factory workers in the North did. "Free" labor.


Why did slavery spread south instead of north before the Civil War?

Slavery most likely spread southward because the South had many plantations, thus creating a larger need for slaves. Slaves were able to do a lot of work on these plantations, so the South thought that slavery was important to their economy because they could produce larger amounts of their most vital goods.


Where did most northeners believe slavery should not be allowed to spread?

because they had a war and Abraham Licoln won so there should be no slavery


What was true about slavery as a labor system?

As slavery spread into the Deep South, wealth and power wasn't equally shared among the various classes of white southerners.


Why was the south going to leave the union?

the south thought that the north were undermining there authority and believed that the North wanted the opposite of what they wanted which was to stop the spread of slavery.


Which best describes Northern views toward slavery in the 1840s?

Most wanted the south to continue to have slavery. Most were opposed to abolition. Most did not want it to spread at all.


Where did slavery spread to?

Slavery spread all over America But I amn' t sure where to


What invention allowed the spread of slavery throughout most of the South in the 1800s?

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What did the slavery issue have on the democratic and Whig parties?

The issue of slavery split the party. "Conscience Whigs" in the North favored the abolition of slavery and halting the institution's spread into new territories. The "Cotton Whigs" in the South took the opposite viewpoints