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Q: How did Urban and industrial slavery differ from plantation slavery in the old South?
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Why was the plantation system developed in the south?

labor shortages, slavery and cash crops led to the development of the Plantation system.


How was industrialization in the north was different than plantation life in the south?

The plantations depended on slavery. The factories did not want slavery, couldn't use it, needed the free movement of skilled labour.


Why was slavery important to the South?

Cheap free labor was the only way of producing cotton - and lots of it. Following the invention of the cotton gin, cotton become "king" in the South, comprising a majority of its exports. Without slavery, cotton could not be harvested, and the large plantation holders would surely be in ruins. Though the owners of huge plantations did not amass to a majority in the South, they were the political leaders and drove the economy. For the economic and political success of both the South and the plantation owners, the institution of slavery had to continue.


Why did the south want to keep slaves so bad?

The South want to keep slavery so badly because they wanted to be able to have work but they do not pay them, SO the South can make more money to buy more slaves, more lands, so they can pay their taxes. North did not like what the South didn't have to pay for their works. South depended on slavery to growth for their farms, their plantation to be good, If slavery did not happen South will have been worse.


By 1750 all the southern plantation colonies?

By 1750 The Southern plantation colonies all practiced slavery. All 13 colonies practiced slavery. Georgia and South Carolina did produce staple crops for export (Crops that can be stored for later use), but North Carolina had smaller farms than either South Carolina or Georgia and participated mostly in timber and cattle farming when it comes to economics

Related questions

Who depended on slavery in the south?

plantation owners


How did the north and the south differ in their ideas about extending slavery?

the north didnt want slavery but the south want slavery


Why was the plantation system developed in the south?

labor shortages, slavery and cash crops led to the development of the Plantation system.


Why was the south so upset by Lincoln's election?

They were upset because he was against slavery which was the south's mean of economy. They relayed on slavery to work on the plantation.


Why did slavery became more widespread in the south than in the north?

Slavery became more widespread in the South due to the region's reliance on agriculture, particularly cash crops like cotton, tobacco, and sugar that required intensive labor. The warm climate and longer growing seasons in the South also made it more conducive to large-scale farming operations that used enslaved labor. In contrast, the North had a more diverse economy with more emphasis on industry and commerce, which did not rely as heavily on slave labor.


Who owned most slaves in the south?

The rich.. ,, politicians,, and plantation owners formerly


In which colonies was slavery allowed?

The "plantation colonies" allowed slavery. Those colonies were Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and georgia.


How was life different for plantation slaves city slaves and free blacks in south?

Plantation slaves lived and worked on large plantations under harsh conditions, with limited rights and freedoms. City slaves had more opportunities for freedom due to proximity to urban centers and potentially more interactions with free black communities. Free blacks had more autonomy and could own property, but they still faced significant social and legal discrimination in the South.


How was life different for plantation slaves city slaves and free blacks in south.?

There is a bit of misunderstanding here concerning slavery. There were no "city slaves" and any African American in the south was a slave. To leave the plantation they had to have a pass. On the plantation there were different jobs that determined the type of slave they were.


Why did the lower class in the south want to keep slavery?

so they could get more money as they built up a plantation.


Did blacks go to the north to farm?

No blacks went north to escape the slavery of the southern plantation owners in the south.


Why did the states sounth of Pennsylvania cling to the institution of slavery?

The plantation system of the south had been built on slavery, in many Southerners feared that their economy couldn't survive without it.